On average 113,204 aluminum cans are recycled in a minute. Approximately how many cans will be recycled in 16 days? (Express your answer in scientific notation.)

a.

2.61x10^9 cans

b.

4.35x10^7 aluminum cans

c.

1.09x10^8 aluminum cans

d.

1.63x10^8 aluminum can

I believe the correct answer from the choices listed above is option A. Approximately, there will be 2.61x10^9 cans that will be recycled in 16 days. We calculate as follows:

113204 cans / min (60 min / 1 hr) (24 hr / 1 day) = 163013760 cans / day

163013760 cans / day (16 days) = 2.61x10^9 cans

Hope this answers the question.