The probability of winning a valuable prize at a game at the state fair is roughly calculated to be 2003-02-01-00-00_files/i0220000.jpg. Which of the following best represents the probability of winning the prize?

Question

Mercury · Answer

value from the problem: (5.56 * 10^(-11))

choices

A. 0.0 000 000 556
B. 0.00 000 000 556
C. 0.0 000 000 000 556
D. 0.00 000 000 000 556

negative exponents: move the decimal point that many places to the left
since we have -11 as the exponent, take 5.56 and move the decimal place 11 places left