The body of a person who weighs 50 kilograms contains around 2 × 10^2 grams of sodium chloride. How much sodium chloride is contained in the bodies of 1.8 × 10^3 people who each weigh 50 kilograms? Represent the answer in scientific notation


A. 3.6 × 10^5 gramsB. 1.1 × 10^1 gramsC. 36 × 10^5 gramsD. 11 × 10^1 grams

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Answer:

Answer is A.[tex]3.6*10^{5}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Mass of Sodium Chloride in one 50kg person = [tex]2*10^{2}[/tex] grams

Mass of Sodium Chloride in [tex]1.8*10^{3}[/tex] 50kg people = [tex]2*10^{2}[/tex] * [tex]1.8*10^{3}[/tex]

=[tex](1.8*10^{3})*(2*10^{2})[/tex]

=[tex]3.6*10^{5}[/tex]

So the Answer is A.