Answer:
The scientific notation is [tex]1.7\times 10^{10}[/tex].
Step-by-step explanation:
Consider the provided information.
We need to express 17 billion in scientific notation.
17 billion is: 17,000,000,000
We split the given number into a coefficient and a power of 10.
Move the decimal point of the given number till the coefficient of the given number is greater than 1 and less than 10 and write the power of 10 equal to the number of steps the decimal point was moved.
17 billion in scientific notation = [tex]1.7\times 10^{10}[/tex].
Hence, the required answer is [tex]1.7\times 10^{10}[/tex].
