Homework Help: Numerical & Proportional Reasoning

Posted by stephanie on Saturday, February 23, 2008 at 9:18pm.

the bloodhound has 4.0*10^9 scent receptors in its nose. a typical human has 1.2*10^7 scent receptors.

how many time more scent receptors does a bloodhounds have than a human? round answer to the nearest whole number

Numerical & Proportional Reasoning - Mr.Keith, Saturday, February 23, 2008 at 9:22pm
The answer to this problem is 4. I got the answer 4.4444444444444444444 so I rounded to the nearest whole number so I recieved 4.
Numerical & Proportional Reasoning - Mr.Quinn, Saturday, February 23, 2008 at 9:24pm
I think the answer to this problem is 4 because you round down when you get 4.444444444444, but I think is uncorrect ma'm.
Numerical & Proportional Reasoning - Damon, Saturday, February 23, 2008 at 10:20pm
4*10^9
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1.2 * 10^7

is
400 * 10^7
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1.2 * 10^7

is
400/1.2
or
333 times as many

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