Use scientific notation to determine which of these numbers has the greatest value: 654,987,034
645,897,430
546,789,340
Write your answer in scientific notation, expressed to the exact decimal place.
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Using scientific notation, the numbers can be rewritten as follows:
654,987,034 = 6.54987034 x 10^8
645,897,430 = 6.4589743 x 10^8
546,789,340 = 5.4678934 x 10^8
Comparing the powers of 10, the greatest value is 6.54987034 x 10^8 which corresponds to 654,987,034.