The approximate number of text messages sent in 2011 is 2 x 10^1.
Scientific notation is used in expressing large numbers in smaller numbers. To write a number in scientific notation, the number is written as a decimal number, between 1 and 10 and multiplied by a power of 10.
118, 000, 000, 000 in scientific notation is 1,18 x 10^11
2,357, 000, 000, 000 in scientific notation is 2.357 x 10^12
Difference in messages sent in 2011 compared to 2005 : (2.357 / 1.18) x 10^(12 - 11)
2 x 10^1
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