It takes 10 years for a $100 monthly bank deposit to amount to $15,528.23 when invested at 5% interest compounded monthly. Round to the nearest place value, then express the amount $15,528.23 in the form of a×10n where a is single digit.(1 point)

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To express the amount $15,528.23 in the form of \( a \times 10^n \), where \( a \) is a single digit and \( n \) is an integer, we follow these steps:

  1. First, convert the amount to scientific notation:

    $$ 15,528.23 = 1.552823 \times 10^4 $$

  2. Now, we round \( a = 1.552823 \) to the nearest place value (single digit):

    Since the first digit (1) is already a single digit, we can round 1.552823 to 2 for easier representation under the criteria of a single digit.

Thus, the final expression in the form \( a \times 10^n \) will be:

$$ 2 \times 10^4 $$

Therefore, $15,528.23$ can be expressed as \( 2 \times 10^4 \).

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