Solve.Suppose that an estimated 8750 gigatons of mass of a certain ice sheet has been lost since the beginning of the 20th century. Given that a gigaton is 1012 metric tons, and a metric ton is 1000 kilograms, convert this loss to U.S. customary tons. Express your answer in scientific notation to three decimal places.
A. 8.750 × 1015 tons
B. 8.750 × 1012 tons
C. 9.645 × 1012 tons
D. 9.645 × 1015 tons
Answer: D
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