document.write( "Question 759165: how would i write the scientific notation for the national debt 16,741,646,617,355.29 \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #461885 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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place the decimal point between the first two digits to get 1.674\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "16,741,646,617,355.29 = 1.674 x 10^13
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