ast year mc donald sold 5*10^9 packet of french fries. if we put french friesbend to end estimate the total distance? calculate the order of magnitude?compare the distance? 20 french fries per packet.
the length 2cm to m
i need to see details in calculations plz thank you
each FF is about 3 inches, or 1/4 ft
estimate=1.3 E9 feet. Order of magnitude: E9Ft
how you find the answer
10
To estimate the total distance of the french fries packets when aligned end to end, we need to determine the total length of all the packets combined. Here's how we can calculate it step by step:
1. Determine the length of one French fry packet:
Each packet contains 20 french fries, and let's assume each French fry has a length of 2 cm. Therefore, the length of one packet can be calculated as:
Length of one packet = Number of french fries per packet * Length of one French fry
= 20 * 2 cm
= 40 cm
2. Convert the length of one packet to meters:
To compare the length of the packets with the order of magnitude, it's better to convert the length from centimeters to meters. Since there are 100 cm in 1 meter, we divide the length by 100:
Length of one packet in meters = Length of one packet in cm / 100
= 40 cm / 100
= 0.4 m
3. Calculate the total length of all the packets:
To find the total length, we multiply the length of one packet by the number of packets sold:
Total length = Length of one packet * Number of packets
= 0.4 m * 5 * 10^9 packets
4. Express the total length in the appropriate order of magnitude:
To express the total length in the order of magnitude, we need to rewrite the number in scientific notation. In scientific notation, the number is written as a product of a number between 1 and 10 (the coefficient) and 10 raised to a power (the exponent).
In this case, since we are given the number in scientific notation, we can simply refer to the exponent.
Order of magnitude = 9
So, by aligning the french fry packets end to end, the estimated total distance covered would be 0.4 multiplied by 10 raised to the power of 9 meters.