Question

Around 1.03 x 10^5 beehives are needed.

Each hive has on average, 5.0 x 10^4 bees.

80% of the beehives are needed.

Find the total of bees needed and write your answer in standard form.

Answer 1

The total number of bees needed = Required percentage of beehives * total available beehives * average number of bees in a single beehive

The total number of bees needed = $(\frac {80}{100})\ *\ (1.03*10^5)\ *\ (5.0*10^4) = 4.12*10^9$

Hence the total number of bees needed = $4.12*10^9$