One popular fast-food chain ordered (a) 2,400,000 slices of cheese last year. In December, the chain reached its goal of serving a total of (b) 40,000,000,000 cheeseburgers since opening. This was enough cheeseburgers to make a stack (c) 473,500 miles high. Also, the number of shakes served last year could have filled (d) 1,200 swimming pools.

a. Two million, four hundred thousand

b. Forty billion

c. Four hundred seventy three thousand, five hundred

d. One thousand two hundred

Step-by-step explanation:

To Write the word names for each of the numerals

a. 2,400,000=Two million, four hundred thousand

b.40,000,000,000=Forty billion

c.473,500= Four hundred seventy three thousand, five hundred

d. 1,200=One thousand two hundred

Therefore the word names for each of the numerals will be:

a. Two million, four hundred thousand

b. Forty billion

c. Four hundred seventy three thousand, five hundred

d. One thousand two hundred

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