Question

scoville units are used to measure the hotness of a pepper. measuring 576 thousand scoville units, the pepper of type a was known as the hottest chili pepper. that has recently changed with the discovery of the pepper of type b. it measures 45% hotter than the pepper of type a. find the measure of the pepper of type b. round to the nearest thousand units. the measure of the pepper is □ thousand scoville units.

Explanation:

Step1: Let the heat - measure of type A pepper be $x = 576000$ Scoville units.

Type B is 45% hotter than type A.

Step2: Calculate the heat - measure of type B.

The formula for finding a value that is $p\%$ more than a number $x$ is $y=x(1 + \frac{p}{100})$. Here, $p = 45$, so $y=576000\times(1+\frac{45}{100})$.
First, calculate $1+\frac{45}{100}=1 + 0.45=1.45$.
Then, $y = 576000\times1.45=835200$ Scoville units.

Step3: Round to the nearest thousand units.

Since $5200\gt5000$, rounding 835200 to the nearest thousand gives 835000 Scoville units.

Answer:

835000