Question

a field of 3.9 mi^2 is being subdivided into 1.3 x 10^3 family gardens. How many square miles will be in each garden? write the answer in scientific notation.

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To find the area of each garden, we divide the total area of the field (in square miles) by the number of gardens.

Area of each garden = (Total area of the field) / (Number of gardens)
= 3.9 mi^2 / (1.3 x 10^3)

To simplify the expression, we divide the numerator and denominator by 1.3:
= (3.9 / 1.3) mi^2 / 10^3

Simplifying the numerator:
= 3 mi^2 / 10^3

To write the answer in scientific notation, we express it as:
= 3 x 10^(-3) mi^2

Therefore, each garden will have an area of 3 x 10^(-3) square miles.