Answer:
In 1942 , the U.S. Mint produced 154,500,000 nickels. The scientific notation of 154,500,000 is obtained as [tex]$1.545 \times 10^{8}$[/tex].
Step-by-step explanation:
Step 1 of 2
Obtain the scientific notation.
Here the original number, 154,500,000 is greater than 1 so we will have a positive power of 10 .
Move the decimal point to get 1.545, a number between 1 and 10 . Then we get,
1.54500000
The count of the number of decimal places the point was moved is 8 .
Write as a product with a positive power of 10 .
[tex]$1.545 \times 10^{8}$[/tex]
Step 2 of 2
Check the answer.
Rewrite and simplify to check our answer.
[tex]$\begin{gathered}1.545 \times 10^{8}=1.545 \times 100000000 \\=154500000\end{gathered}$[/tex]