## anonymous one year ago What is 16,700,000,000,000,000 estimated as the product of a single digit and a power of 10?

1. anonymous

Hi. So do you know where to start? @Girlie310

2. anonymous

No

3. anonymous

Okay so we have to put that long number into a single digit x 10 to the power of x

4. anonymous

So the equation would be n x 10^x

5. anonymous

Now we can see that the only numbers we have other than 0 is 16 and 7

6. anonymous

so n would be 16.7

7. anonymous

and we have 14 0's

8. anonymous

and 14 is x

9. anonymous

So now using that information what do you think the answer is?

10. anonymous

Could you put the equation together?

11. anonymous

Yeah so since there are 14 0s that x would be 13.

12. anonymous

The n would be 16.7

13. anonymous

So putting the equation together... it would be 16.7 x 10^13

14. anonymous

Am I right @Michele_Laino ?

15. Michele_Laino

hint: starting from the rightmost zero, you have to shift the decimal point of 16 places and you will get: $\Large 1.67 \cdot {10^{16}}$

16. anonymous

Yes and @Michele_Laino ...

17. anonymous

Can you check out my question? Ill tag you in it. I really need help @Michele_Laino