Question

There are 5.2 x 10^5 words in the English dictionary. What is the average number of words recorded under each of the 26 letters? Give your answer in scientific notation.

Answer 1

2.0*10^4

Explanation:

`5.2 *10^5` words

26 categories

`(5.2 *10^5)/(26) =(520 000)/(26) =20 000`

`2.0*10^4`

so there is an average of 2.0*10^4 words per letter