Question 124862: In 2002, Home Depot’s sales amounted to $58,200,000,000. In 2006, its sales were $90,800,000,000.
Write Home Depot’s 2002 sales and 2006 sales in scientific notation.
my answer: 9.08 x 10^10 and 5.82 x 10^10
You can find the percent of growth in Home Depot’s sales from 2002 to 2006, follow these steps:
Find the increase in sales from 2002 to 2006.
What was the percent growth in Home Depot’s sales from 2002 to 2006? Do all your work by using scientific notation.
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, phantomcelica:
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! In 2002, Home Depot’s sales amounted to $58,200,000,000. In 2006, its sales were $90,800,000,000.
Write Home Depot’s 2002 sales and 2006 sales in scientific notation.
my answer: 9.08 x 10^10 and 5.82 x 10^10
Comment: Those are correct.
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You can find the percent of growth in Home Depot’s sales from 2002 to 2006, follow these steps:
Find the increase in sales from 2002 to 2006.
3.26X10^10
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What was the percent growth in Home Depot’s sales from 2002 to 2006? Do all your work by using scientific notation.
3.26x10^10 / 5.28x10^10 = 6.17X10^-1 = 61.7%
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Cheers,
Stan H.
Answer by phantomcelica(1) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Your final line of equation needs to be edited, you simply carried wrong you have 5.28x10^10 instead of 5.82x10^10 therefore the answer should be 5.60x10^-1 or 56%
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