In government class Nadia computed the amount of debt of the Federal government after a third of it was paid in 1995 the calculator displayed the number 3.28 e12 what is the number and scientific notation
The number in scientific notation is 3.28e12, which is equivalent to 3,280,000,000,000.
The number displayed on the calculator is 3.28 e12. This is in scientific notation. In scientific notation, "e" represents "times 10 raised to the power of". So, the number 3.28 e12 is equivalent to 3.28 multiplied by 10 raised to the power of 12.
To find the number given in the question, you need to convert the scientific notation back into standard decimal notation. In scientific notation, a number is expressed as the product of a decimal number between 1 and 10 and a power of 10.
To convert a number in scientific notation to decimal notation, you multiply the decimal part by the power of 10. In this case, the given scientific notation is 3.28e12, which means 3.28 multiplied by 10 raised to the power of 12.
To calculate the number, you simply move the decimal point 12 places to the right, because the power of 10 is positive.
Starting with 3.28, move the decimal point to the right 12 places: 3,280,000,000,000.
So, the number in standard decimal notation is 3,280,000,000,000.
In scientific notation, the number is represented as 3.28e12, where "e12" indicates it is multiplied by 10 raised to the power of 12.