document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1121669>Question 1121669</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Each year the residents of a country purchase 60 billion cartons of eggs.  If there are 252 million people in the&#8203; country, how many cartons of eggs are purchased per person in one&#8203; year?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use scientific notation to represent the quantity and&#8203; population, then compute the answer.  Use 10 Superscript 9 for one billion and 10 Superscript 6 for one million.  Express your final answer in decimal 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 #737626 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><B>MathLover1(20850)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathLover1><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=MathLover1><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=737626\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Each year the residents of a country purchase <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > billion cartons of eggs.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > billion is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%2A10%5E10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%2A10%5E10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " If there are <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=252 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"252\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > million people in the&#8203; country, it is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=252000000=2.52%2A10%5E8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"252000000=2.52%2A10%5E8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how many cartons of eggs are purchased per person in one&#8203; year?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide cartons of eggs by the number of people\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since you have eggs, round it to whole number: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=238 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"238\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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