Move the decimal so there is one non-zero digit to the left of the decimal point. The number of decimal places you move will be the exponent on the 10. If the decimal is being moved to the right, the exponent will be negative. If the decimal is being moved to the left, the exponent will be positive.
It's called "solve the equation for 'y' ". That means move things around so that you end up with 'y' all alone on one side, and everything else on the other side.
The probability of an event is considered fair when the probability of the event happening is equally likely.
Thus, the way <span>each vote should be counted so that the outcome is fair is "</span><span>The freshman votes count as 1 vote, the sophomore as 1.14 votes, the juniors as 1.45 votes, and the seniors as 1.23 votes.</span>"