What is 10^5? Please help I have no idea what it is

Andy is making a design using ice cream sticks that are 4 and 1/2 in long he wants this long side of his designed to be no longer than 24 inches what is the greatest number of sticks that any can use on his long side of his design

According to the 2008 u.s. census, california had a population of approximately 4 × 10^7 people and florida had a population of approximately 2 × 10^7 people. which of the following is true? a. the population of california was approximately two times the population of florida. b. the population of florida was approximately twenty times the population of california. c. the population of florida was approximately two times the population of california. d. the population of california was approximately twenty times the population of florida.

Acredit union pays 5% annual interest, compounded daily, on savings deposits. find the value after one year of $500 deposited in this account. $525.64 $25.64 $20.40 $520.40