Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

by Blitzer, Robert F.

Published by Pearson

ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7

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

Chapter 1 - Section 1.7 - Scientific Notation - Exercise Set - Page 91: 81

Answer

See below.

Work Step by Step

$10^9$ represents billions and the given value must be wrong because we know that the tax collections would be expressed in billions ($10^9$) and not in $10^7$.

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