Question

In a state with a population of 4,000,000 the average citizen spends $6,000 on housing each year. What is the total spent on housing for the state? Express answer in scientific notation.

Answer 1

Given:

There are given that the total population in a state is 4,000,000.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the question:

The total population is 4,000,000 and the average citizen spends $6000 on housing each year.

Then,

The scientific notation for the population is:

`4*10^6`

And,

The scientific notation of the given money is:

`6*10^3`

Now,

The total spent on housing is:

`4*10^6*6*10^3=24*10^9`

Then,

`24*10^9=2.4*10^(10)`

Final answer:

Hence, the total spent on housing for the state is shown below:

`\begin{equation*} 2.4*10^(10) \end{equation*}`