Question

8. The Oklahoma Museum of Natural History claims that on average, a square foot of grass contains 3.1 x 10^3 blades of grass. The soccer field has an area of 1.148 x 10^5 square feet. How many blades of grass are on the entire soccer field?​

Answer 1

3.5588 x 10⁸

Explanation:

(3.1 x 10³) (1.148 x 10⁵) = (3.1 x 1.148) (10³ x 10⁵)

= 3.5588 x 10⁸

Answer 2

9514 1404 393

Answer:

3.6×10^8

Explanation:

Your calculator or spreadsheet can multiply these numbers for you and give you the answer in scientific notation.

(3.1×10^3)×(1.148×10^5) = (3.1×1.148)×10^(3+5) = 3.5588×10^8

The supplied numbers have 2 and 4 significant digits, so rounding of the answer to 2 significant digits is appropriate.

about 3.6×10^8 blades of grass are on the entire soccer field