standard_description: Perform operations with numbers expressed in scientific notation, including problems where both decimal and scientific notation are used. Use scientific notation and choose units of appropriate size for measurements of very large or very small quantities (e.g., use millimeters per year for seafloor spreading). Interpret scientific notation that has been generated by technology.
problem_activity: Grace has $105 to buy a cake and pizza for her cousin’s birthday party. She knows she needs to set aside $25 for the cake, and the rest of the money she can spend on pizzas. Each pizza costs $9.25. How many pizzas can Grace afford to buy?
a.   Write and solve an inequality to answer the question.
b.   Each pizza serves 4 people. If 22 people reply that they will attend the party, how many pizzas should Grace buy? Explain your reasoning.


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