Question

An ice cream company produces approximately 6 × 105 half-gallons of strawberry ice cream a month. At the same time, they produce approximately 1 × 106 half-gallons of vanilla ice cream. Using this information, complete the statement. The ice cream company produces approximately ___________ as much vanilla ice cream as strawberry ice cream.
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Answer 1

Let me re-write this so it is more clear because there are exponents.

Answer 2

An Ice ream company produces approximately \[6\times10^5\] half-gallons of strawberry ice cream a month. At the same time, they produce approximately \[1\times10^6\] half-gallons of vanilla ice cream. Using this information, complete the statement. The ice cream company produces approximately ___________ as much vanilla ice cream as strawberry ice cream.

Answer 3

\(6 \times 10^5 = 600,000\)

\(1 \times 10^6 = 1,000,000\)

Answer 4

60% of 1,000,000 is 600,000, so 1,000,000 is 60% more than 600,000.

Answer 5

NO twice as much

Answer 6

Twice as much would mean vanilla is 1,200,000 because 2 * 600,000 = 1,200,000

Answer 7

Vanilla is \(1\dfrac{2}{3}\) times as much as strawberry, because \(1\dfrac{2}{3} \times 600,000 = 1,000,000\).

Answer 8

But 60% of \(1,000,000\) is \(600,000\).

Answer 9

Convert the values from scientific notation to standard notation.



So, the ice cream company produces approximately 600,000 half-gallons of strawberry ice cream and approximately 1,000,000 half-gallons of vanilla ice cream.

Since 1,000,000 is about twice as much as 600,000, the ice cream company produces approximately twice as much vanilla ice cream as strawberry ice cream.