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Chapter 1, Problem 24Q

(a)

To determine

Ten million in the power-of-ten notation.

(b)

To determine

Sixty thousand in the power-of-ten notation.

(c)

To determine

Four one-thousandths in the power-of-ten notation.

(d)

To determine

Thirty-eight billion in the power-of-ten notation.

(e)

To determine

The age of a person in terms of months by using the power-of-ten notation.

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