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document.write( "3.	In 2002, Home Depot’s sales amounted to $58,200,000,000. In 2006, its sales were $90,800,000,000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a.	Write Home Depot’s 2002 sales and 2006 sales in scientific notation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can find the percent of growth in Home Depot’s sales from 2002 to 2006, follow these steps:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "•	Find the increase in sales from 2002 to 2006.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "•	Find what percent that increase is of the 2002 sales.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b.	What was the percent growth in Home Depot’s sales from 2002 to 2006? Do all your work by using scientific notation. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #115676 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=115676\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 58,200,000,000=5.82 *10^10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "90,800,000,000=9.08*10^10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9.08-5.82=3.26*10*^10 is the growth.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.26/5.82=.56 or 56% increase from 2002 </SPAN>\n" );
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