An average American household uses about 1.04 x 10^4 kWh of electricity a year. If a power station generates 2.496 x 10^10 kWh per year, how many households can it serve? Write your answer in scientific notation, expressed to the exact decimal place.
To find out how many households a power station can serve, we need to divide the total amount of electricity generated by the power station by the amount of electricity used by each household.
Total electricity generated by the power station = 2.496 x 10^10 kWh
Electricity used by each household = 1.04 x 10^4 kWh
Number of households that can be served = (Total electricity generated) / (Electricity used by each household)
Number of households = (2.496 x 10^10 kWh) / (1.04 x 10^4 kWh)
To divide numbers in scientific notation, we subtract the exponents:
Number of households = 2.496 / 1.04 x 10^(10-4)
Number of households = 2.4 x 10^6
Therefore, the power station can serve 2.4 x 10^6 households.
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To find out how many bytes of storage each customer can use, we need to divide the total storage available by the number of customers.
Total storage available = 1.326 x 10^13 bytes
Number of customers = 2.6 x 10^4
Bytes of storage per customer = (Total storage available) / (Number of customers)
Bytes of storage per customer = (1.326 x 10^13 bytes) / (2.6 x 10^4 customers)
To divide numbers in scientific notation, we subtract the exponents:
Bytes of storage per customer = 1.326 / 2.6 x 10^(13-4)
Bytes of storage per customer = 0.51 x 10^9
Therefore, each customer can use approximately 5.1 x 10^8 bytes of storage.
To express 80,000 in scientific notation, we need to represent it as a number between 1 and 10 multiplied by a power of 10.
80,000 can be written as 8 x 10^4 in scientific notation.
There are about 1.6 x 10^3 meters in a mile. About how many miles are there in 3.52 x 10^7 meters? Write your answer in scientific notation, expressed to the exact decimal place.
To find out how many miles are there in 3.52 x 10^7 meters, we need to divide the total number of meters by the number of meters in a mile.
Number of meters in 3.52 x 10^7 meters = 3.52 x 10^7 meters
Number of meters in a mile = 1.6 x 10^3 meters
Number of miles = (Number of meters) / (Number of meters in a mile)
Number of miles = (3.52 x 10^7 meters) / (1.6 x 10^3 meters)
To divide numbers in scientific notation, we subtract the exponents:
Number of miles = 3.52 / 1.6 x 10^(7-3)
Number of miles = 2.2 x 10^4
Therefore, there are approximately 2.2 x 10^4 miles in 3.52 x 10^7 meters.
An online data storage facility has 1.326 x 10^13 bytes of storage available. It has 2.6 x 10^4 customers. How many bytes of storage can each customer use? Write your answer in scientific notation, expressed to the exact decimal place.
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A public aquarium is being built to contain neon tetras. Each neon tetra needs 1.25 gallons of water. The aquarium will contain 1 x 10^5 gallons of water. How many tetras can it house? Write the answer in scientific notation.
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To find out how many tetras can be housed in the aquarium, we need to divide the total amount of water in the aquarium by the amount of water needed for each tetra.
Total amount of water in the aquarium = 1 x 10^5 gallons
Water needed for each tetra = 1.25 gallons
Number of tetras that can be housed = (Total amount of water in the aquarium) / (Water needed for each tetra)
Number of tetras = (1 x 10^5 gallons) / (1.25 gallons)
To divide numbers, we subtract the exponents:
Number of tetras = 1 x 10^(5-0)
Number of tetras = 1 x 10^5
Therefore, the aquarium can house 1 x 10^5 tetras.
ITS NOT 1 X 10^5 STOP SAYING THAT
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To find out how many tetras can be housed in the aquarium, we need to divide the total amount of water in the aquarium by the amount of water needed for each tetra.
Total amount of water in the aquarium = 1 x 10^5 gallons
Water needed for each tetra = 1.25 gallons
Number of tetras that can be housed = (Total amount of water in the aquarium) / (Water needed for each tetra)
Number of tetras = (1 x 10^5 gallons) / (1.25 gallons)
The calculation without scientific notation: Number of tetras = 100,000 gallons / 1.25 gallons
Number of tetras = 80,000
Therefore, the aquarium can house 80,000 tetras.
80,000 in scientific notation
A feather weighs 0.0082 g. How many feathers would you need to make a weight of 3.1 x 10^3 g?
To find out how many feathers are needed to make a weight of 3.1 x 10^3 g, we need to divide the desired weight by the weight of each feather.
Weight of each feather = 0.0082 g
Desired weight = 3.1 x 10^3 g
Number of feathers needed = (Desired weight) / (Weight of each feather)
Number of feathers needed = (3.1 x 10^3 g) / (0.0082 g)
To divide numbers in scientific notation, we subtract the exponents:
Number of feathers needed = 3.1 / 0.0082 x 10^(3-0)
Number of feathers needed = 378.04878 x 10^3
Number of feathers needed = 3.7804878 x 10^5
Therefore, approximately 3.7804878 x 10^5 feathers are needed to make a weight of 3.1 x 10^3 g.
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To find out how many feathers are needed to make a weight of 3.1 x 10^3 g, we need to divide the desired weight by the weight of each feather.
Weight of each feather = 0.0082 g
Desired weight = 3.1 x 10^3 g
Number of feathers needed = (Desired weight) / (Weight of each feather)
Number of feathers needed = (3.1 x 10^3 g) / (0.0082 g)
To divide numbers, we subtract the exponents:
Number of feathers needed = 3.1 x 10^(3-(-3))
Number of feathers needed = 3.1 x 10^(6)
Therefore, approximately 3.1 x 10^6 feathers are needed to make a weight of 3.1 x 10^3 g.
its not 3.1 x 10^3 try a different one
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To find out how many feathers are needed to make a weight of 3.1 x 10^3 g, we need to divide the desired weight by the weight of each feather.
Weight of each feather = 0.0082 g
Desired weight = 3.1 x 10^3 g
Number of feathers needed = (Desired weight) / (Weight of each feather)
Number of feathers needed = (3.1 x 10^3 g) / (0.0082 g)
To divide numbers, we subtract the exponents:
Number of feathers needed = 3.1 x 10^(3-(-3))
Number of feathers needed = 3.1 x 10^(6)
Therefore, approximately 3.1 x 10^6 feathers are needed to make a weight of 3.1 x 10^3 g.
ITS NOT THAT STOP
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To find out how many feathers are needed to make a weight of 3.1 x 10^3 g, we need to divide the desired weight by the weight of each feather.
Weight of each feather = 0.0082 g
Desired weight = 3.1 x 10^3 g
Number of feathers needed = (Desired weight) / (Weight of each feather)
Number of feathers needed = (3.1 x 10^3 g) / (0.0082 g)
To divide numbers, we subtract the exponents:
Number of feathers needed = 3.1 x 10^(3--3)
Number of feathers needed = 3.1 x 10^(6)
Therefore, approximately 3.1 x 10^6 feathers are needed to make a weight of 3.1 x 10^3 g.
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To find out how many bytes of storage each customer can use, we need to divide the total storage available by the number of customers.
Total storage available = 1.326 x 10^13 bytes
Number of customers = 2.6 x 10^4
Bytes of storage per customer = (Total storage available) / (Number of customers)
Bytes of storage per customer = (1.326 x 10^13 bytes) / (2.6 x 10^4 customers)
To divide numbers in scientific notation, we subtract the exponents:
Bytes of storage per customer = 1.326 / 2.6 x 10^(13-4)
Bytes of storage per customer = 0.51 x 10^9
Therefore, each customer can use approximately 5.1 x 10^9 bytes of storage.
To determine how many tetras can be housed in the aquarium, we need to divide the total amount of water in the aquarium by the amount of water needed for each tetra.
Total amount of water in the aquarium = 1 x 10^5 gallons
Water needed for each tetra = 1.25 gallons
Number of tetras that can be housed = (Total amount of water in the aquarium) / (Water needed for each tetra)
Number of tetras = (1 x 10^5 gallons) / (1.25 gallons)
To divide numbers, we subtract the exponents:
Number of tetras = 1 x 10^(5-0)
Number of tetras = 1 x 10^5
Therefore, the aquarium can house 1 x 10^5 tetras.
Apologies for the incorrect response. Let's calculate the answer correctly.
To find out how many tetras can be housed in the aquarium, we need to divide the total amount of water in the aquarium by the amount of water needed for each tetra.
Total amount of water in the aquarium = 1 x 10^5 gallons
Water needed for each tetra = 1.25 gallons
Number of tetras that can be housed = (Total amount of water in the aquarium) / (Water needed for each tetra)
Number of tetras = (1 x 10^5 gallons) / (1.25 gallons)
To divide numbers, we subtract the exponents:
Number of tetras = 1 x 10^(5-0)
Number of tetras = 1 x 10^5
Therefore, the aquarium can house 1 x 10^5 tetras.
To find out how many bytes of storage each customer can use, we need to divide the total storage available by the number of customers.
Total storage available = 1.326 x 10^13 bytes
Number of customers = 2.6 x 10^4
Bytes of storage per customer = (Total storage available) / (Number of customers)
Bytes of storage per customer = (1.326 x 10^13 bytes) / (2.6 x 10^4)
To divide numbers in scientific notation, we subtract the exponents:
Bytes of storage per customer = 1.326 / 2.6 x 10^(13-4)
Bytes of storage per customer = 0.51 x 10^9
Therefore, each customer can use approximately 0.51 x 10^9 bytes of storage.