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At an elevation of 1221.4 feet, Lake Mead will hold 28,945,000 acre-feet of water. Which number is the best estimate of this amo

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The estimate of the amount 28,945,000 is 3 × 10⁷

<h3>What is an estimate of a value?</h3>

An estimate is a rough or approximate calculation or judgement value.

The question is with regards to the scientific notation which is of the form a × 10ᵇ, where absolute <em>a</em> is of a value 1 ≤ a < 10

The scientific notation form of a number is found as follows;

The decimal point on the number is moved from its position to the point such that the number of non zero numbers to the left of the decimal point is 1

The number <em>b</em> is the number of places to which the decimal point is moved.

<em>b</em> is positive when the decimal point is moved to the left

<em>b</em> is negative when the decimal point in the number is moved to the right

<em>b</em> is zero when the decimal point is not moved

The scientific notation number formed, <em>a</em> × 10ᵇ, which is read as <em>a</em> times 10 raised to the power <em>b</em>.

The zeros in the tail to the right of the decimal point are removed

The number 28,945,000 in scientific notation is 2.8945 × 10⁷

The number part of the scientific notation is approximated to the next higher whole number, as follows;

The first digit to the right of the decimal point is 8 which is larger than 5, therefore the 2 is increased to 3

The approximated number is therefore;

3 × 10⁷

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