Intermediate Algebra for College Students (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-13417-894-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-13417-894-3

Chapter 1 - Section 1.7 - Scientific Notation - Exercise Set - Page 90: 64

Answer

$2$

Work Step by Step

Total number of Big Macs consumed by Americans in one year is: 600 million = $600\times10^{6}$ Big Macs If we use 300 million $=3\times10^{8}$ for the U.S. population, divide total number of Big Macs consumed with number of people to find how many Big Macs are consumed by each American in one year.
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