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-Approximately $8 \times 10 ^ { 3 }$ employees of a certain company average $\$ 30,000$ each year in salary. What is the total amount earned by all the employees of this company per year?
A) $\$ 2.4 \times 10 ^ { 8 }$
B) $\$ 24 \times 10 ^ { 8 }$
C) $\$ 2.4 \times 10 ^ { 9 }$
D) $\$ 24 \times 10 ^ { 9 }$ 0.3 Radicals and Rational Exponents

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To find the total amount earned by all employees, multiply the number of employees by the average salary per employee: $8 \times 10^3 \times 30,000 = 8 \times 3 \times 10^3 \times 10^4 = 24 \times 10^7 = 2.4 \times 10^8$.

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Use Scientific Notation
-Approximately $8 \times 10 ^ { 3 }$