A city lunch program for seniors received a grant of 1.925x10^6 dollars. Divide that figure by the cost of $2.75 per lunch out how many senior lunches the grant can provide. Write the answer in scientific notation.
To find the number of senior lunches that can be provided with the grant, we need to divide the grant amount by the cost per lunch.
1.925x10^6 dollars ÷ $2.75 per lunch
To divide these two numbers, we'll divide the coefficients (1.925 ÷ 2.75) and subtract the exponents (10^6 ÷ 1):
(1.925 ÷ 2.75) x 10^(6-1) = 0.7 x 10^5
Therefore, the grant can provide approximately 0.7x10^5 (or 70,000) senior lunches.
To find out how many senior lunches the grant can provide, we divide the total grant amount by the cost per lunch:
1.925x10^6 dollars / $2.75 per lunch
= (1.925x10^6) / 2.75
= 7x10^5 / 2.75
= 2.545x10^5
Therefore, the grant can provide 2.545x10^5 senior lunches.
To find the number of senior lunches the grant can provide, we need to divide the grant amount by the cost per lunch.
Grant amount = 1.925 × 10^6 dollars
Cost per lunch = $2.75
To perform the division, divide the grant amount by the cost per lunch:
Number of lunches = Grant amount / Cost per lunch
= (1.925 × 10^6 dollars) / ($2.75)
To divide these quantities, we divide the numerical values and subtract the exponents:
Number of lunches = 1.925 × 10^6 / 2.75
≈ 700,000 / 2.75
≈ 254,545.4545...
To write the answer in scientific notation, we express the number 254,545.4545... as a decimal less than 10 multiplied by a power of 10. In this case, we can round it to 254,545 and find the appropriate exponent:
Number of lunches ≈ 2.54545 × 10^5
Therefore, the grant can provide approximately 2.54545 × 10^5 senior lunches.