Answer
$3.86\times10^{12}$
Work Step by Step
To convert a number from standard notation to scientific notation, we must move the decimal to the left or to the right, counting the number of places, until the number is between $1$ and $10$, and multiply by a power of $10$. If the number is less than $1$, and we moved the decimal to the right, the power of $10$ is the negative number of places we moved the decimal point. If the number is greater than $1$, and we moved the decimal to the left, the power of $10$ is the positive number of places we moved the decimal point.
To convert the number $3,860,000,000,000$ to scientific notation, we move the decimal place $12$ places to the left, which means the power of $10$ will be $12$.
This gives us the expression $3.86\times10^{12}$
