Here's how to express 48710000000 in scientific notation:

1. Move the decimal point to the left until you have a number between 1 and 10. In this case, we move it 10 places to the left: 4.871

2. Count the number of places you moved the decimal point. We moved it 10 places.

3. Express the number as a product of the number between 1 and 10 and 10 raised to the power of the number of places you moved the decimal.

Therefore, the scientific notation of 48710000000 is 4.871 x 10¹⁰.