standard_description: Use numbers expressed in the form of a single digit times an integer power of 10 to estimate very large or very small quantities, and to express how many times as much one is than the other. For example, estimate the population of the United States as 3 × 108 and the population of the world as 7 × 109, and determine that the world population is more than 20 times larger.
problem_activity: A new movie is being released and it is expected to be a blockbuster. Use the information below to predict how much money the movie will make in ticket prices over the opening weekend.
The average movie ticket price in the country is $9.
There are approximately
$${4\times10^4}$$
movie screens in the country.
The movie will be playing on 30% of the screens in the country on opening weekend.
For each screen, there is an average of 250 seats, and it is expected that each showing will be sold out.
There are 8 showings per screen over the opening weekend.
Write your answer in scientific notation and standard form.


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