The answer in this question whose the same as the 2.3 x 10 to the 12th power is 2.3 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 = 2,300,000,000,000. 2.3 x 10^12 is the short cut for 2.3 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 = 2,300,000,000,000 they just count the number of 10 and make it the power. So the answer is 2.3 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 = 2,300,000,000,000.