Math  /  Numbers & Operations

QuestionIn 1960, the population of Earth reached 3,000,000,000.3,000,000,000 .
Convert this population to standard form.

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

1. The population given is 3,000,000,0003,000,000,000.
2. We need to express this number in standard form, which is a way of writing numbers as a product of a number between 1 and 10 and a power of 10.

STEP 2

1. Identify the significant figures.
2. Determine the power of 10.
3. Write the number in standard form.

STEP 3

Identify the significant figures in the number 3,000,000,0003,000,000,000.
The significant figure is 33.

STEP 4

Count the number of zeros following the significant figure to determine the power of 10.
There are 9 zeros following the 3.

STEP 5

Write the number in standard form using the significant figure and the power of 10.
The standard form is 3×1093 \times 10^9.
The population of Earth in 1960 in standard form is:
3×109\boxed{3 \times 10^9}

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