Answer:
The order of magnitude of length is 2.
Step-by-step explanation:
Since we are given the total number of cars is 6 and the length of each car is 8 feet hence the length of 6 cars equals
[tex]Length=6\times 8=48[/tex]
Now by definition of order of magnitude we know it is the smallest power of 10 by which a number can be represented.
Mathematically order of magnitude of 'N' is given by 'b'
[tex]N=a\times 10^{b}\\\\with\\\\\frac{\sqrt{10}}{10}\leq a<\sqrt{10}[/tex]
Hence we can write
[tex]48=0.48\times 10^{2}[/tex]
Since the power of 10 is 2 hence the order of magnitude of 48 feet is 2.
