Perform the indicated operations. Round the result to the nearest thousandth if necessary.
-A country reports total exports of $8,677 million last year. Write this number using standard notation.

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The number reported is $8,677 million, which means 8,677 multiplied by 1 million. Using standard notation, this would be written as $8,677,000,000. The given number is in millions, so we need to add six zeros to it to convert it into standard notation. Therefore, the correct answer is C) $8,677,000,000. Option A is incorrect as it is missing six zeros, option B is incorrect as it is missing the million's place and option D is incorrect as it has too many zeros.

Perform the Indicated Operations