The volume of the Atlantic Ocean is about 3.1.1017 cubic meters. The Mississippi River has an annual

flow of 6.3 · 1011 cubic meters.

How many times would the annual flow of the Mississippi River fit in the Atlantic Ocean?

Write your final answer in scientific notation, and round to two decimal places.

times

Respuesta :

Answer:

[tex]4.9*10^5[/tex]  times

Step-by-step explanation:

For this, we need to divide the volume of atlantic with volume of Mississippi.

Remember the rules of dividing scientific notation numbers:

[tex]\frac{a*10^b}{z*10^y}\\=(\frac{a}{z})*10^{b-y}[/tex]

Now, we do for this problem:

[tex]\frac{3.1*10^{17}}{6.3*10^{11}}\\=(\frac{3.1}{6.3})*10^{17-11}\\=0.49*10^{6}\\=4.9*10^5[/tex]

Thus, mississippi can flow 4.9 * 10^5 times in Atlantic.

Answer:

4.92*10^5

Step-by-step explanation: