Question

In 2010, the estimated population of Chicago was 2.7×10^6 people. The population of Illinois that same year was about 4.76 times this number.

Which expression shows the approximate population of the state of Illinois in 2010?

Answer 1

It was about 2,700,000 population.

How I did the problem:


2.7×10^6

2.7 times 10 equals 27. Then I did the other calculations and got:
2,700,000

Hope this helped!

Answer 2

1.29 x 10^7 people

Explanation:

1.29 x 10^7 people