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Annual tuition at a private four-year college averages 3.2×1043.2 \times 10^{4} dollars. How many thousands of dollars is that?\newline____ thousand dollars

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Q. Annual tuition at a private four-year college averages 3.2×1043.2 \times 10^{4} dollars. How many thousands of dollars is that?\newline____ thousand dollars
  1. Convert to Thousands: To find out how many thousands of dollars the tuition is, we need to convert 3.2×1043.2 \times 10^4 dollars into thousands.
  2. Calculate Total Amount: 3.2×1043.2 \times 10^4 dollars means 3.23.2 multiplied by 10,00010,000, which is 32,00032,000 dollars.
  3. Divide by 10001000: Since 11 thousand dollars is equal to 1,0001,000 dollars, we divide 32,00032,000 dollars by 1,0001,000 to find the number of thousands.
  4. Final Answer: 32,000÷1,00032,000 \div 1,000 equals 3232.

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