<PRE><B>Question 1121669</B>
60 billion cartons of eggs is equal to 60 * 10^9


252 million people is equal to 252 * 10^6


the number of cartons of eggs for each person is equal to:


(60 * 10^9) / (252 * 10^6)


this can be shown as:


(60/252) * (10^9/10^6)


60 / 252 = .2380952381


10^9 / 10^6 = 10^(9-6) = 10^3.


therefore the number of cartons of eggs per person is equal to .2380952381 * 10^3 which is equal to 238.0952381.


you can use your calculator to confirm.


simply input (60*10^9)/(252*10^6)


the calculator should tell you that that result is 238.0952381 in decimal notation.


if it give you the result in scientific notation, then it should tell you that the answer is 2.380952381 * 10^2






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