A company used about 7.4 * 105 sheets of paper in a month. Of the paper used during the

month, the accounting department used about 8.9 * 103 of the sheets. About how many

sheets of paper were used by other departments during the month?

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23 December, 10:38

A company used about 7.4 * 105 sheets of paper in a month. Of the paper used during the

month, the accounting department used about 8.9 * 103 of the sheets. About how many

sheets of paper were used by other departments during the month?

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Ramon Schmitt · Answer 1

The company used 7.4 x 10⁵ sheets of paper. That's 740,000.

The accounting department used 8.9 x 10³ sheets. That's 8,900.

Everybody else used (740,000 - 8,900) = 731,100. That's 7.311 x 10⁵.

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A company used about 7.4 * 105 sheets of paper in a month. Of the paper used during themonth, the accounting department used about 8.9 * 103 of the sheets. About how manysheets of paper were used by other departments during the month?

A company used about 7.4 * 105 sheets of paper in a month. Of the paper used during the

month, the accounting department used about 8.9 * 103 of the sheets. About how many

sheets of paper were used by other departments during the month?