based on the 2010 census data, the total population of the u.s is 308,745,538 people approxamately. what is the population in sceintific notation
3.1*10^8
3.1*10^7
3.1*10^-8
31*10^7
3.08745538*10^8
based on the 2010 census data, the total population of the u.s is 308,745,538 people approxamately. what is the population in sceintific notation
a 3.1*10^8
b 3.1*10^7
c 3.1*10^-8
d 31*10^7
a) 3.08745538*10^8
To express the population in scientific notation, we need to move the decimal point so that there is one non-zero digit before it. The given number is already in this format, so we can write the population in scientific notation as:
3.1 * 10^8