The population of the earth at the end of 2008 was approximately 6.7 × 10⁹ people. Which of the following is correct way to represent this number? A) 6,700,000,000 people B) 67,000,000,000 people C) 67,000,000,000,000 people D) none of these

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The number is written in scientific notation, which means the first number (6.7) is multiplied by 10 to the power of 11 (represented by the exponent). This means the actual number is 6.7 multiplied by 1 with 11 zeros behind it, which is equivalent to 6,700,000,000.

The Population of the Earth at the End of 2008