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OpenStudy (anonymous):

the average person loses about 8 x 10 the first power strands of hair each day. about how many strnds of hair would the average person loses in 9 days

OpenStudy (tkhunny):

Maybe 9(8x10^1)?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

720 strands of hair in 9 days

OpenStudy (tkhunny):

I suppose, but why did we use scientific notation in the problem statement?

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