Question

researchers counted 8,912 monarch butterflies on one branch of a tree at a site in Mexico. They estimated that the total number of butterflies at the site was 1000 times as large. About how many butterflies were at the sitein all. Explain your thinking and include a statement of the solution.

Answer 1

Approximately 8,912,000 monarch butterflies were at the site. By using powers of 10, I can conclude that doing 8,912 x 1000 would mean adding three zeros to 8,912, making 8,912,000. So, 8,912,000 would be the logical estimate.