Question

how do you write 1,216,800,000,000,000 in scientific notation?

Explanation:

Step1: Move decimal point

Move the decimal point in 1,216,800,000,000 to the left until there is only one non - zero digit to the left of the decimal point. We get 1.2168.

Step2: Count decimal places moved

We moved the decimal point 12 places to the left.

Answer:

$1.2168\times 10^{12}$