Question

The contents of a cell in a spreadsheet are shown below: 5.3228 X 10^6. What number do the contents of the cell represent?

a) 5,322,800
b) 53,228,000,000
c) 0.0000053228
d) 0.0000005323

Answer 1

The cell contents '5.3228 X 10^6' represent the number 5,322,800, which is answer choice a).

Step-by-step explanation:

The contents of the cell in a spreadsheet showing 5.3228 X 10^6 represent the number 5,322,800. This is because the notation 5.3228 X 10^6 means to multiply 5.3228 by 10 raised to the power of 6, which essentially moves the decimal point 6 places to the right.

Therefore, the correct answer is a) 5,322,800.