Scientific Notation, Per Capita, and Proportions

How would you write 1184010000 in scientific notation?

Answer explanation

Remember 1184010000 has 10 digits so the the representation of the number in scientific notation would have to be a power of 9.

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

How would you write 0.0012141 in scientific notation?

Answer explanation

0.0012141 is 3 digits away from the decimal point so you would need an exponent of -3 .

Answer explanation

Remember that your answer should not have any expression in scientific notation.

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

What does per capita mean?

• Per Capitol

• Per Bottle Cap

• Per captain

• Per people

Answer explanation

Although "capita" is Spanish for captain when we say per capita we mean per person or per people.

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

If the state provides 2 computers for every 4 students for a school and a school has 100 students how many computers will the state provide them?

• 100

• 50

• 75

• 25

Answer explanation

Use proportions

• 3

• 2

• 5

• 4

Answer explanation

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

• 1

• 2

• 5

• 4

Answer explanation

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

• 1

• 2

• 5

• 4

Answer explanation

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

• 1

• 2

• 5

• 3

Answer explanation

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4