Question

On average 113,204 aluminum cans are recycled in a minute. Approximately how many cans will be recycled in 16 days? (Express your answer in scientific notation.)
a.
2.61 times 10 Superscript 9 aluminum cans
b.
4.35 times 10 Superscript 7 aluminum cans
c.
1.09 times 10 Superscript 8 aluminum cans
d.
1.63 times 10 Superscript 8 aluminum cans

Answer 1

Minutes in 16 days = 16 × 24 × 60 = 23,040.
Cans = 113,204 × 23,040 = 2,608,220,160 ≈ 2.61 × 10^9.

Answer: a.