Question

On average, a commercial airplane burns about 4.0 × 103 mL of gasoline per second. There can be as many as 5 × 103 airplanes in the air in the United States at any given time.

About how many milliliters of gasoline are burned per minute by commercial airplanes in flight in the United States?

Answer 1

1.2 × 10 ______ mL

Answer 2

@xapproachesinfinity

Answer 3

@pooja195

Answer 4

@texaschic101

Answer 5

@tkhunny

Answer 6

Do NOT tag anyone unless you have shown your work.

Your task is to multiply two numbers in scientific notation. Demonstrate, please.

Answer 7

No ne is yelling at you. You are NOT showing your work. Please show your work.

Where did the "1.2" come from?

Answer 8

how did u see that? i just need help how do i do this ok plz help me

Answer 9

@pooja195

Answer 10

Show your work. Multiply as you have seen in your course materials or classroom.

Where did the 1.2 come from.

Just answer the question.

Answer 11

n average, a commercial airplane burns about 4.0 × 103 mL of gasoline per second. There can be as many as 5 × 103 airplanes in the air in the United States at any given time.

About how many milliliters of gasoline are burned per minute by commercial airplanes in flight in the United States?
1.2 × 10 mL

Answer 12

Excellent repetition. None of this work is yours, unless you created the 1.2.

Also, please use this "^" to indicate exponentiation.

5 x 103 = 515

5 x 10^3 is probably what you intend.

Answer 13

ok well 1.2 × 10 mL is not the answer the answer is _____ml

Answer 14

It is clear that you are to fill in the blank, but you still have shown no work and you have not answered my important question.

Where did the 1.2 come from? Was it provided in the problem statement or did you come up with it?

Answer 15

it is part of the answer 1.2 × 10 mL

Answer 16

?ml

Answer 17

see?