Voyager 1 holds the record for the furthest from Earth any spacecraft has traveled from Earth. It was the first man-made spacecraft to leave our solar system. As of October 2023, Voyager 1 has traveled approximately 24,000,000,000 km from Earth.

Write the number 24,000,000,000 in correct scientific notation, expressed to the exact decimal place.

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The number 24,000,000,000 in scientific notation is expressed as \( 2.4 \times 10^{10} \).