One microgram is 10^6 times smaller than 1 gram. If the sugar refinery makes 1014 grams of sugar a month, what is the weight of that sugar in micrograms?

10^84
10^8
10^20
10^-8

Question

One microgram is 10^6 times smaller than 1 gram. If the sugar refinery makes 1014 grams of sugar a month, what is the weight of that sugar in micrograms?

    10^84
    10^8
    10^20
    10^-8

anonymous · Answer

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studygurl14 · Answer

Do you mean $10^{14}$, not 1014?

studygurl14 · Answer

If so...then just multiply $10^{14}$ and $10^6$ together.

kendricklamar2014 · Answer

10^6 = ? @judtpleasegahd do u now what that is <-----

studygurl14 · Answer

Rule of exponents:
$\large x^mx^n=x^{m(n)}$

kendricklamar2014 · Answer

10^6 = 1000000

studygurl14 · Answer

You don't even have to convert to standard form @KendrickLamar2014 . It's easier just to deal with the exponents.

anonymous · Answer

@StudyGurl14 no how its written is how its suppose to be

kendricklamar2014 · Answer

So 1 Micro gram is 1,000 times smaller than 1 Gram

studygurl14 · Answer

Um...okay....then I'm assuming they are rounded 1014 to 1000....which is written as $10^3$
In that case, multiply $10^3$ and $10^6$ together.

studygurl14 · Answer

Which is not an answer choice, so I don't think it is 1014. I think it is $10^{14}$

anonymous · Answer

@StudyGurl14 thats not an answer choice

kendricklamar2014 · Answer

10^14 = 100,000,000,000,000

studygurl14 · Answer

What's not...?

studygurl14 · Answer

Just in case you're mistaken, I'm not saying $10^{14}$ is the answer...
@TheSmartOne can you help me here?

studygurl14 · Answer

I'm obviously not explaining it well enough... @TheSmartOne

kendricklamar2014 · Answer

10^14 * 10^6 = 100,000,000,000,000,000,000

anonymous · Answer

@StudyGurl14 my mistake you right it is 10^14

studygurl14 · Answer

Okay, so...
$10^{14}\times10^6\tt = the~answer$

anonymous · Answer

A?

studygurl14 · Answer

correct

anonymous · Answer

it was C :(

anonymous · Answer

but thanks

studygurl14 · Answer

Oh, oops..sorry I meant to put
$x^mx^n=x^{m+n}$

kendricklamar2014 · Answer

Sorry, I took so long, it was C, becuz 10^14 + 10^6 = 10^20

studygurl14 · Answer

I'm so...so...SO sorry @judtpleasegahd

anonymous · Answer

its ok can you help me with my other question

studygurl14 · Answer

Sure. I promise not to mess up this time. :)

anonymous · Answer

http://openstudy.com/study#/updates/546020e1e4b0c2835b864be0 lol its ok @StudyGurl14