Question

A dripping faucet loses about 2.5×10^−4 litres of water each minute. There are approximately 3×10^5 minutes in a month.

About how many liters of water are lost because of the dripping faucet in a month?



Drag and drop the values to the boxes to express the answer in scientific notation.

Answer 1

7.5 litres.

Explanation:

Volume of water lost in 1 month = 2.5 * 10^-4 * 3 * 10^5

= 2.5 * 3 * 10^(-4+5)

= 7.5 * 10^1

= 7.5 litres (answer)

Answer 2

The answer is 7.5 times 10 to the power of 1

Explanation: