Question

CALCULATOR Use a calculator to evaluate the expression. Write the result in scientific notation and in decimal form. $$ 0.000279 \cdot 3,940,000,000 $$

Short answer

The product is 1098.66 in decimal form and \(1.09866 \times 10^{3}\) in scientific notation.

Step-by-step solution

Multiply the given numbers

First, multiply the given numbers using a calculator. This gives 0.000279 * 3,940,000,000 = 1098.66

Convert to scientific notation

To write this number in scientific notation, the number is converted into a number between 1 and 10 by moving the decimal point to the right, and the exponent shows how many places the decimal was moved. Thus, 1098.66 becomes \(1.09866 \times 10^{3}\)