The weight of an ant averages about 3×10−6 kg. There are about 1×1016 ants in the world. What is the approximate weight in kilograms of all the ants in the world? Write the answer in scientific notation.
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The average human heart beats about 3.5×107 times per year. The current population of Massachusetts is about 7×106 people. About how many heartbeats occur in Massachusetts per year? Write the answer in scientific notation. Express the answer to the exact decimal place.
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Apologies for the mistake. Let's recalculate the number of heartbeats in Massachusetts per year:
The average number of heartbeats per year for one person is 3.5×10^7.
The current population of Massachusetts is 7×10^6.
To find the total number of heartbeats, we multiply the average number of heartbeats per year by the population:
Number of heartbeats = (3.5×10^7 heartbeats/person/year) * (7×10^6 people)
Using the laws of exponents, we can simplify this expression:
Number of heartbeats = 3.5×7×10^7×10^6 = 24.5×10^7×10^6 = 24.5×10^13
Therefore, approximately 24.5×10^13 heartbeats occur in Massachusetts per year.
3.5x10^7+7x10^6
The sun generates about 4×10^26 joules of energy every second. There are about 3.15×10^7 seconds in a year. About how many joules of energy does the sun generate in a year? Write the answer in scientific notation. Express the answer to the exact decimal place
To find out how many joules of energy the sun generates in a year, we need to multiply the amount of energy generated per second (4×10^26 joules) by the number of seconds in a year (3.15×10^7).
(4×10^26 joules/second) * (3.15×10^7 seconds) = 4×3.15×10^26×10^7 = 12.6×10^33 joules
To express this in scientific notation with the exact decimal place, we can rewrite it as:
1.26×10^34 joules
Therefore, the sun generates approximately 1.26×10^34 joules of energy in a year.
The average newborn weighs 7.5 pounds. About 4.1×10^6 babies are born in the United States every year. What is the approximate total weight in pounds of all the babies born in the U.S. in a year? Write the answer in scientific notation, expressed to the exact decimal place.
To find the approximate total weight in pounds of all the babies born in the U.S. in a year, we need to multiply the average weight of a newborn (7.5 pounds) by the number of babies born in the U.S. every year (4.1×10^6).
(7.5 pounds/baby) * (4.1×10^6 babies) = 7.5×4.1×10^6 pounds
To simplify this expression, we multiply 7.5 by 4.1:
7.5 * 4.1 = 30.75
Therefore, the approximate total weight in pounds of all the babies born in the U.S. in a year is 30.75×10^6 pounds.
To express this in scientific notation with the exact decimal place, we can rewrite it as:
3.075×10^7 pounds
Therefore, the approximate total weight in pounds of all the babies born in the U.S. in a year is 3.075×10^7 pounds.