When you use your Desmos calculator to

divide with scientific notation, you want to
make sure you put parentheses around your
scientific notation values.
Example:
A large amount of land that is 2.3 yd.
squared is being divided up into 50 lots for
homes. How many square yards will there be
for each lot?
*Remember, you can use your Desmos
calculator from the upper middle of your
screen.
<---Read first.
x 10
4
2.17 x 10
−3
square yards
46 square yards
460 square yards
4.6 x 10
3
square yards

1 answer

To divide the area of the land (2.3 yd²) into 50 lots, you perform the following calculation:

\[ \text{Area per lot} = \frac{2.3 , \text{yd}^2}{50} \]

Now, let's calculate that:

\[ \frac{2.3}{50} = 0.046 , \text{yd}^2 \]

Now, to express \(0.046\) in scientific notation, we can write it as:

\[ 4.6 \times 10^{-2} , \text{yd}^2 \]

However, among the options you provided, none exactly match this calculation directly. Here's a careful look at the numbers again if they represented a different question or context:

  1. 2.3 yd² (Area of land) divided by 50 gives you 0.046 yd² or \(4.6 \times 10^{-2} , \text{yd}^2\).

If we interpret the options you provided as a bit conflicting or incorrect based on the problem or if there's a misunderstanding in area sizes, in terms of lots potentially being much larger:

If for any reason you're to take larger units or perform a larger land division context with large numbers, please clarify further. However, the strict division of \(2.3\) into \(50\) yields \(0.046 \).

Out of the provided options, none seem correct given that you need the result from \( \frac{2.3}{50} \). Ensure to re-check the problem context or clarify more if needed!