Estimate Large and Small Quantities Quick Check
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Question
At the end of fiscal year 2004, the federal debt of Country C is $278,560,125,000. What is the closest estimation of this amount? Express your answer in the form of a single digit times an integer power of 10.(1 point)
Responses
3 × 1011
3 times 10 superscript 11 baseline
2 × 1011
2 times 10 superscript 11 baseline
2.79 × 1011
2.79 times 10 superscript 11 baseline
3 × 10−11