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A 747 airplane weighs about 600,000 pounds. It can also be expressed as approximately 3 times 10 Superscript n tons. If there are 2,000 pounds in 1 ton, which is the most reasonable value of n? –2 –1 2 4

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Answer:N = 2

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Answer:

n=2

Explanation:

2000 pounds = 1 ton 600000 pounds = X tons Hence X tons = (600000 x 1) ÷ 2000 = 300 tons 3 x 10ⁿ = 300 Hence 3 x 10ⁿ = 3 x 10² Hence n= 2

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