Chapter 4.4, Problem 55STP

To determine

To find: the weight of the fruit fly in a single digit an integer power of 10.

Answer to Problem 55STP

The weight of the fruit fly is $\text{1}\times {10}^{-4}$ lb.

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

The weight of the fruit fly is $\text{1}\text{.3}\times {10}^{-4}$ pound.

Calculation: since, Theweight of the fruit fly is $\text{1}\text{.3}\times {10}^{-4}$ pound.

To write the weight in a single digit,

  $\text{1}\text{.3}\times {10}^{-4}=\text{1}\times {10}^{-4}$

Thus, the weight of the fruit fly is $\text{1}\times {10}^{-4}$ lb.