SOLUTION: Convert the number in the sentence into scientific notation. Population of the United States in 2005 was about 296 million people. (1 million = 10 to the sixth)

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Question 1123937: Convert the number in the sentence into scientific notation.
Population of the United States in 2005 was about 296 million people. (1 million = 10 to the sixth)
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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296 million people=296000000
1+million+=+1%2A10%5E6
296000000=296%2A10%5E6=2.96%2A10%5E2%2A10%5E6=2.96%2A10%5E8