A jar of M&M’s : 24 brown , 13 orange, 15 red , 10 green , 15 yellow , and 10 blue. Jim is blindfolded and will draw a single M&M out of the jar, What is the probability that it will be a brown one ?

24/87 or 8/29

Step-by-step explanation:

24+13+15+10+15+10=87, the total amount of M&M's.

24 are brown, so 24/87 chance that he will draw a brown one.

24/87 = 8/29 simplified.

the largest number of the four options is 1.8 x 10-2

you have it in scientific notation.

1.80 x 10-6   = 0.00000180

1.80 x 10-4   = 0.000180 (bigger, or "less small", than the former one)

so

1.8 x 10-2       = 0.0180. as you see. the "less small", or the biggest one of them all.

as you have negative exponent, it means you are dividing 1.8 by 100 (i.e. moving the dot towards left, two times).

if you had positive exponent for the scientific notation, power of tenths, you would be multiplying times 100 (moving the dot towards right) as below:

1.8 x (10)2 = 180

so. if you have negative exponent in scientific notation, move the dot toward left. if it is positive, toward right as many times the exponent tells you.