Question

The average mass of a grain of sand is 1.5 x 10^-5 grams. Erin's sandbox has approximately 3.067 x 10^11 grains of sand in it. What is the mass of the sand in Erin's sandbox?​

Answer 1

4.6005 * 10^6 grams

Explanation:

Average mass of sand grain = 1.5 * 10^-5 grams

Number of grains in Erin's sandbox = 3.067 * 10^11 grains

To obtain the mass of sand in Erin's grain box :

We multiply the mass per sand grain and the number of grains

(1.5 * 10^-5) * (3.067 * 10^11)

1.5 * 3.067 = 4.6005 * (10^(-5+11))

4.6005 * 10^6 grams