SOLUTION: Please help me solve this equation?
A family refers to a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who reside together. In 2000, in Country A, the aver
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A family refers to a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who reside together. In 2000, in Country A, the average family net worth was $240,000 and there were about 8.6 times 10^7 families. Calculate the total family net worth in Country A in 2000.
Country A's total family net worth is __ dollars
( use scientific notation. Use the multiplication symbol in the math palette as needed, Round to the nearest tenth as needed. )
Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We have
8.6 times 10^7 families and each family has a net worth of $240,000
so we have
(8.6*10^7)*(2.4*10^5)
add exponents with like base when multiplying
20.64*10^12
final answer is 2.064*10^13
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