Exercises
4. describe the pattern in the numbers –20,480, -5120, -1280, -
write the next three numbers.

The blue whale is the largest animal living on the earth. the average blue whale measures 100 feet long (30 meters) and weighs 300,000 pounds (136,000 kilograms). a whale’s head is 1⁄3 of the length of its body. a new baby whale is 1⁄4 the length of a grown whale. the average man is 1⁄17 the length of a blue whale, and 1⁄1,818 its weight. a human baby measures 1⁄4 of the length of an adult. calculate the following information: how long is a whale’s head? how long is a new baby whale? how tall is the average man? how much does the average man weigh? how tall is the average human baby?

The size of a certain cell is 2.5*10^-9m. another cell is 1.5*10^3 times larger. how large is the larger cell in scientific notation?

Olga used 100 ounces of flour to make 225 muffins. how many ounces of flour will be used to make 300 muffins?