If You Start with the Number 3

question 42

Multiple Choice

If you start with the number 3.0 and move the decimal point one unit to the left, you wind up with 0.30. If you move the decimal point a total of five units to the left, the result is the same as that of dividing the original number by

• A) 10.
• B) 10³.
• C) 10⁴.
• D) 10⁵.

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from sample data, that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values around the mean.

Sample Size

The number of observations or data points collected from a subset of a population for the purpose of statistical analysis.

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from sample statistics, that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter, expressed at a certain level of confidence.