Question

Park Crest Middle School's 8th graders - Use powers of 10 to estimate about how many times greater the State's population of eighth-graders is compared to the number of 8th graders at Park Crest Middle School.

A. 2
B. 2 x 10 to the power of 1
C. 2 x 10 to the power of 2
D. 2 x 10 to the power of 3

Answer 1

The State's population of eighth-graders is about 1,000 times greater than the number of 8th graders at Park Crest Middle School.

Step-by-step explanation:

To estimate how many times greater the State's population of eighth-graders is compared to the number of 8th graders at Park Crest Middle School, we can use powers of 10. Let's say the population of 8th graders at Park Crest Middle School is 2 x 103 (2,000) and the State's population of eighth-graders is 2 x 106 (2,000,000). To find out how many times greater the State's population is compared to Park Crest Middle School, we need to divide the State's population by Park Crest's population: (2 x 106) / (2 x 103) = 103 = 1,000. Therefore, the State's population of eighth-graders is about 1,000 times greater than the number of 8th graders at Park Crest Middle School.