Question

10. Division: Solomon needs to distribute 10.5 gallons of perfume among 3.5×10^2 containers. How many gallons of perfume will be in each container? Write the answer in scientific notation.

option 1: 3 x 10^2
option 2: 3 x 10 ^-2
option 3: 3 x 10 ^ -1
option 4: 0.35 x 10^ -1

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Answered by GPT 3.5
To find out how many gallons of perfume will be in each container, we can divide the total amount of perfume by the number of containers.

10.5 gallons / (3.5 × 10^2) containers

To simplify this expression, we can divide 10.5 by 3.5:

10.5 / 3.5 = 3

Now, we need to express this answer in scientific notation. Since 3 is already in the correct format, we add the 'x 10^2' to indicate the number of containers:

3 x 10^2

Therefore, the correct answer is option 1: 3 x 10^2.

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