Solomon needs to distribute 10.5 gallons of perfume among 3.5 x 10^2 containers. How many gallons of perfume will be in each container? Write the answer in scientific notation. (1 point)

Question

• 0.35 × 10^-1
• 3 × 10^2
• 3 × 10^-1
• 3 × 10^-2

Answer 1

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

10.5 gallons ÷ (3.5 x 10^2 containers) = 0.03 gallons/container

As the result is less than 1, we can simplify it by moving the decimal point one place to the right and adjusting the exponent of 10 accordingly:

0.03 = 3 × 10^-2

Therefore, the answer is: 3 × 10^-2.