To find the size of each lot, we divide the total area by the number of lots:
Size of each lot = Total area / Number of lots
In this case, the total area is 3.2 square miles and the number of lots is 1.6 x 10^3. Let's calculate:
Size of each lot = 3.2 square miles / (1.6 x 10^3) lots
To divide by 1.6 x 10^3, we can divide the numerator and denominator separately:
Size of each lot = (3.2 / 1.6) square miles / (10^3 / 1) lots
Simplifying the numerator and denominator:
Size of each lot = 2 square miles / (10^3) lots
The exponent in scientific notation shows that we need to move the decimal point 3 places to the right, so let's rewrite the denominator as 1000:
Size of each lot = 2 square miles / 1000 lots
Finally, let's express the answer in scientific notation:
Size of each lot = 2.0 x 10^-3 square miles/lot
An area that is 3.2 square miles will be divided into 1.6 x 10^3 lots. How big will each lot be in scientific notation?
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