In 2012, the United States government spent more than it had collected in taxes, resulting in a

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In 2012, the United States government spent more than it had collected in taxes, resulting in a budget deficit of $1.09 trillion.

a. Express 1.09 trillion in scientific notation.

b. There are approximately 32,000,000 seconds in a year. Write this number in scienfic notation.

c. Use your answers from parts (a) and (b) to determine approximately how many years is 1.09 trillion seconds. 1.09 trillion seconds would take us back in time to a period when Neanderthals were using stones to make tools.

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College Algebra

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Authors: Robert F Blitzer

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