Question

The GDP of Brazil in 2008 was roughly 1.6 trillion. how do you write this in scientific notation?

Answer 1

1.6 * 10^12

Explanation:

1 trillion = 1 * 10^12

so 1.6 trillion = 1.6 * 10^12.

Answer 2

1.6 × 10
`^(12)`

Explanation:

We know that the GDP of Brazil in 2008 was nearly 1.6 trillion and we need to write this in scientific notation.

To write a number in the scientific notation, we follow the form

`N` ×
`10^a`

where
`N` is a number between 1 and 10 but not 10 itself and the power
`a` is an integer (positive or negative).

Since there are 12 zeros in a trillion so the power would be positive 12 and 1.6 trillion in scientific notation will be 1.6 × 10
`^(12)`.