standard_description: Understand that a function is a rule that assigns to each input exactly one output. The graph of a function is the set of ordered pairs consisting of an input and the corresponding output. (Function notation is not required in Grade 8.)
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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