In government class, Nadia computed the amount of debt of the federal government after a third of it was paid in 1995. The calculator displayed the number 3.28E12. What is this number in scientific notation?(1 point)
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3.28E12 in scientific notation is 3.28 x 10^12.
The number 3.28E12 in scientific notation is equal to 3.28 x 10^12.
To express a number in scientific notation, we need to rewrite it as a product of a number between 1 and 10 and a power of 10. In this case, the number displayed on the calculator is 3.28E12.
The "E" in 3.28E12 represents the exponent of 10. So, to express this number in scientific notation, we can rewrite it as:
3.28 × 10^12
This means that 3.28E12 is equivalent to 3.28 multiplied by 10 raised to the power of 12.