Question

estimate large and small quantities practice
complete this assessment to review what youve learned. it will not count toward your grade.
the time it takes the population of a microorganism to reduce by half is 0.000027503 of a year.
what number is the best estimation of this quantity? (1 point)
0.00002
0.03
0.01
0.00003

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the rounding - rule

We round 0.000027503 to the nearest appropriate value. When rounding a number, we look at the digit to the right of the digit we want to round to.

Step2: Round the number

In 0.000027503, if we want to round to five decimal places, we look at the sixth - decimal place digit 7. Since 7 > 5, we round up the fifth - decimal place digit. So 0.000027503 rounds to 0.00003.

Answer:

0.00003