document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=48845>Question 48845</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am undertaking an Algebra 2 class and have not experienced any math since 1983 so any help would be greatly appreciated.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I am looking on page 296 sec 3.2  #86. Social science. If there are 6 x 10^9 people on the Earth and there is enough freshwater<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to provide each person with 8.79 x 10^5 L, how much freshwater is on the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Earth?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First of all I set up the problem as (6 x 10^9)(8.79 x 10^5)= 53.94x10^45 I have a feeling I am on the wrong tract. any help and advice I can get understanding problems such as this would be greatly appreciated. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I really want to do well in this class but it has been almost a lifetime since I have endeavored in algebrs and to take a repeat course would not be financed :( thank you so much in advance </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #32361 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><B>Nate(3500)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=32361\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are on the right track:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(6 x 10^9)(8.79 x 10^5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(6)(8.79) x (10^9)(10^5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "52.74 x 10^(9 + 5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "52.74 x 10^14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Scientific Notation: 5.274 x 10^15 </SPAN>\n" );
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