Question 108383: Thanks in advance for helping me, you guys are life savers!! Here is the problem:
According to Seattle Post-Intelligencer (July 10, 2007) 900 million pounds of trash per year is transported from Seattle to a landfull in Arlington, Oregon. It costs Seattle $23 million to transport the trash.
Write the numbers given above in scientific notation, and compute the cost to transport one pound of trash.
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! According to Seattle Post-Intelligencer (July 10, 2007) 900 million pounds of trash per year is transported from Seattle to a landfull in Arlington, Oregon. It costs Seattle $23 million to transport the trash.
Write the numbers given above in scientific notation, and compute the cost to transport one pound of trash.
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900 million lbs = 900*10^6 = 9*10^2*10^6 = 9x10^8
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#23 million = 23*10^6 = 2.3*10*10^6 = 2.3x10^7
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Price per pound:
[2.3x10^7 / 9x10^8] (dollars/lb)
= (2.3/9)(10^-1)
= 0.2555555...*10^-1
= 2.55555... x 10^-2 (dollars/lb)
= 0.025555 (dollars/lb)
= 2.555...cents/lb
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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