It has been estimated that there are 100 trillion cells in the human body. Write this number in scientific notation

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welshfella · Answer

1 trillion =  1,000,000,000,000 
oh thats in the UK It might be different in US

butterflydreamer · Answer

A trillion has 12 zeros. 
So 100 TIMES this means that there will an extra 2 zeros added to 12 zeros.
So we 100 trillion has 14 zeros.

Then we write it in scientific notation as : 1.0 x 10^14

anonymous · Answer

1 million is : 1,000,000
1 billion is : 1,000,000,000
1 trillion is : 1,000,000,000,000
100 trillion is : 100,000,000,000,000 
what a long number :C

welshfella · Answer

so 100 trillion = 100,000,000,000,000

- 14 zeros

welshfella · Answer

scientific notation is   1 * 10^n  where n = number of digits after the first digit

welshfella · Answer

No  
its 1 * 10^14