Question

A city lunch program for seniors received a grant of 1.925×10^6 dollars. Divide that figure by the cost of $2.75 per lunch to find out how many senior lunches the grant can provide. Write the answer in scientific notation.

Answer 1

To find out how many senior lunches the grant can provide, divide the total grant amount of $1.925×10^6 by the cost of $2.75 per lunch:

1.925×10^6 / $2.75

To divide these numbers, divide 1.925 by 2.75:

1.925 / 2.75 = 0.7

Now, divide 10^6 by 10^0 to keep the answer in scientific notation:

10^6 / 10^0 = 10^6

Therefore, the grant can provide 0.7×10^6 or 7×10^5 senior lunches.