SOLUTION: Apply scientific notation to scientific models/ word problems.
1. Suppose the number of people who live in St. Jerome and pay a water bill is 1,430,000. If the average water
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Question 168172: Apply scientific notation to scientific models/ word problems.
1. Suppose the number of people who live in St. Jerome and pay a water bill is 1,430,000. If the average water bill per month is $80, what is the total amount of money received by the city for water yearly? (Write answer in scientific notation form.)
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1,430,000 is in scientific notation
There must be only 1 digit to the left of the decimal point
It's also equal to , but that would not be
scientific notation
The average monthly bill times 12 would be the average
yearly bill
960 = in scientific notation
The amount received yearly by the city is
This is a valid answer, but it's not scientific notation yet
answer
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