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A 747 airplane weighs about 600,000 pounds. It can also be expressed as approximately 3 x 10^n tons. If there are 2,000 pounds in 1 ton, which is the most reasonable value of n?…

A 747 airplane weighs about 600,000 pounds. It can also be expressed as approximately 3 x 10^n tons. If there are 2,000 pounds in 1 ton, which is the most reasonable value of n?…
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A 747 airplane weighs about 600,000 pounds. It can also be expressed as approximately 3 x 10^n tons. If there are 2,000 pounds in 1 ton, which is the most reasonable value of n?

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User Ankur Prakash
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Answer:

c = 2

Explanation:

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User Zachary Drake
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600,000 pound = 300 tons

3 * 10^n = 300

10^n = 100

10^2 = 100

so n = 2
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User Vladimir Tsukanov
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