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

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Question 88121: If there are 6 * 10^9 people on the Earth and there is enough freshwater
to provide each person with 8.79 * 10^5 L, how much freshwater is on the
Earth?
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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Multiply the number of people times the number of liters of water per person:
6+%2A+10%5E9+%2A8.79+%2A+10%5E5+
%286+%2A8.79%29+%2A+10%5E9+%2A+10%5E5+ When you multiply numbers like 10%5E9%2A10%5E5, you add exponents!
%2852.74%29%2A10%5E14

Now, change to scientific notation by converting 52.74 to 5.274%2A10%5E1.
%285.274+%2A10%5E1%29+%2A10%5E14
5.274%2A10%5E15+

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