Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 1 - Section 1.7 - Scientific Notation - Exercise Set - Page 90: 66

Answer

$4.064$ billions.

Work Step by Step

Multiply total number of chickens eaten in one second in the U.S with number of seconds in a year. $=127\times3.2\times10^{7}=(127\times3.2)\times10^{7}$ $=406.4\times10^{7}=4.064\times10^{2}\times10^{7}=4.064\times10^{9}=4.064$ billions.
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