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)

Question

Responses

3.28+1012
3.28 plus 10 superscript 12 baseline

3.28×10−12
3.28 times 10 superscript negative 12 baseline

12×103.28
12 times 10 superscript 3.28 baseline

3.28×10^12

Answer 1

The number 3.28E12 is already in scientific notation, where "E" represents "times 10 raised to the power of".

Thus, the equivalent scientific notation is:

3.28 × 10^12

So the correct response is:

3.28×10^12