The contents of a cell in a spreadsheet are shown below.

Question

What number do the contents of the cell represent?
8.4557e + 9
A.
0.0000000008
B.
0.0000000085
C.
84,557,000,000,000
D.
8,455,700,000

Answer 1

The number represented by the cell contents "8.4557e + 9" is in scientific notation. The "e + 9" means that you multiply 8.4557 by 10 raised to the power of 9.

So, we can calculate it as follows:

\[ 8.4557 \times 10^9 = 8.4557 \times 1,000,000,000 = 8,455,700,000 \]

Thus, the correct answer is:

D. 8,455,700,000