At the end of fiscal year 2004, the federal debt of Country C is $278,560,125,00. What is the closest estimation of this amount? Express your answer in the form of a single digit times an integer power of 10.

1. 2.79 x 10^11
2. 3 x 10^-11
3. 2 x 10^11
4. 3 x 10^11

1 answer

The closest estimation of $278,560,125,00 is $2.79 x 10^11.