Use scientific notation to determine which of these numbers has the greatest value: 654,987,034, 645,897,430, or 546,789,340. Write your answer in scientific notation, expressed to the exact decimal place. (1 point)
To determine which number has the greatest value, we need to convert each number to scientific notation and compare their exponents.
654,987,034 = 6.54987034 x 10^8
645,897,430 = 6.45897430 x 10^8
546,789,340 = 5.46789340 x 10^8
Comparing the exponents, we can see that 6.54987034 x 10^8 has the greatest value among the three numbers.
Therefore, the number 654,987,034 has the greatest value when expressed in scientific notation as 6.54987034 x 10^8.