Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Number Theory and the Real Number System - 5.6 Exponents and Scientific Notation - Exercise Set 5.6 - Page 321: 131

Answer

Doesn't make sense.

Work Step by Step

$2.02\cdot10^7=20,200,000$, which means that people on average would pay less than $10$ cents for tax a year which is very far from reality. Thus the statement doesn't make sense.
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