standard_description: Identify when two expressions are equivalent (i.e., when the two expressions name the same number regardless of which value is substituted into them). For example, the expressions y + y + y and 3y are equivalent because they name the same number regardless of which number y stands for.
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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