Question

There are 5.2 x 10^5 words in the English dictionary. What is the average number of words recorded under each of the 26 letters? Give your answer in scientific notation.

Answer 1

Answer:

2.0*10^4

Step-by-step explanation:

$5.2 *10^5$ words

26 categories

$\frac{5.2 *10^5}{26} =\frac{520 000}{26} =20 000$

$2.0*10^4$

so there is an average of 2.0*10^4 words per letter