Question

China has a population of approximately 1,382,323,332 people. The united states has a population of about 324,118,787PART Ausing scientific notation give tye approximation for each population. Round the first factor to the nearest tenthChina: ________ × 10 ________ peopleUnited states: ______ × 10 ______ peoplePART Babout how many more people live in China than in the United States express your answer using scientific notation around the first factor to the nearest hundredth ________ × 10 ________ people

Answer 1

EXPLANATION

Let's see the facts:

China's population: 1,382,323,332

U.S. Population: 324,118,787

PART A:

Turning to scientific notation:

China: 1.4x10^9 (Rounded to the nearest tenth)

United States: 3.2x10^8 (Rounded to the nearest tenth)

PART B:

Turning to scientific notation:

China's population - U.S. Population = 1,382,323,332 - 324,118,787 = 1,058,204,545

Difference = 1.06x10^9 people.

Answers:

PART A:

China's population: 1,382,323,332

U.S. Population: 324,118,787

PART B:

Difference = 1.06x10^9 people.