SOLUTION: If there are 6 x 10^9 people on the Earth and there is enough fresh-water to provide each person with 8.79 x 10^5 L, how much fresh-water is on the earth?

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Question 47094: If there are 6 x 10^9 people on the Earth and there is enough fresh-water to provide each person with 8.79 x 10^5 L, how much fresh-water is on the earth?
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Multiply6X10%5E9 people by 8.79X10%5E5liters per person to get 52.74X10%5E14liters, or, in scientific notation:5.274X10%5E15liters.
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%286X10%5E9%29%288.79X10%5E5%29+=+%286%29%288.79%29X%2810%5E9%29%2810%5E5%29 = 52.74X%2810%5E%289%2B5%29%29+=+52.74X10%5E14