Question

The US GDP (Gross Domestic Product) for 2014 was a reported 17.555 trillion dollars. The current US population is about 320 million people. Round all answers to the nearest hundredth.1. Write the GDP in scientific notation. GDP: Write the population in scientific notation. Population: Use scientific notation to calculate the current GDP Per Capita and write your answer in scientific notation. Type your answer as though you were typing it into your calculator--either with "E" or "x10^" notation-- no spaces in your answer!

Answer 1

The US GDP for 2014 can be expressed in scientific notation as 1.7555x10^13 dollars and the population as 3.20x10^8 people. To find the GDP per capita in scientific notation, divide the GDP by the population, which equals 5.49x10^4 dollars.

Step-by-step explanation:

The US GDP for 2014 was a reported $17.555 trillion dollars, which can be written in scientific notation as 1.7555×1013 dollars. The current US population is approximately 320 million people, which is 3.20×108 people when expressed in scientific notation.

To calculate the current GDP per capita using scientific notation, we divide the GDP by the population:

GDP per capita = × ×10 / × ×10 = × ×10

1.7555×1013 / 3.20×108 = 5.4859375×104

Rounding to the nearest hundredth, the GDP per capita is 5.49×104 dollars.

Answer 2

GPD : 17.555 trillion dollars

Population : 320 million people

1 Trillion has 12 zeroes

1 Million has 6 zeroes

To Express in scientific notation move the decimal point to the left, and multiply it by 10 ^ (number of places)

17.56 trillion = 1.76 x 10^13

320,000,000 = 3.2 x10^8

Divide:

1.76 x 10^13 / 3.2 x10^8 = 5.5 x 10^4