Last week the number of bacteria in a petri dish was 2.25× ×
102
10
2
. This week the number of bacteria in the petri dish is 2.75×
×
105
10
5
. How many times more bacteria are in the petri dish this week?
Round the decimal to the nearest tenth.

1221.2 factor increase

Step-by-step explanation:

It is difficult interpreting the numbers.  I'll assume:

2.25x10^2 and 2.75x10^5

225

275000

The difference(increase) is 274775, or 2.75 x 10^5 to 3 sig figs

There is a (2.75 x 10^5)/(2.25x10^2) or 1221.2 factor increase in bacteria between the two weeks.

c) the median for town a 30" is greater than the median for town b 25"

step-by-step explanation:

town a, median = q2 = 30

town b, median - q2 = 25

so the median for town a 30" is greater than the median for town b 25"

step-by-step explanation:

the triangles are similar. therefore the corresponding sides are in proportion:

              cross multiply

            divide both sides by 32