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    Jennah, Kelly, and Sister Mary Ann each stated some numerical statements were true or false. Jennah and Kelly stated 2 were incorrect, while Sister Mary Ann stated 3 were incorrect, identifying her as the murderer. The murder took place in Brooklyn based on numbers in descending order. Calculating answers to multiplication and division problems using scientific notation revealed the time as 7:06 pm and date as April 24th. Decoding a message using the numbers and operations revealed Aracely was killed because Sister Mary Ann wanted her inheritance of $2.34 million.

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    Jennah, Kelly, and Sister Mary Ann each stated some numerical statements were true or false. Jennah and Kelly stated 2 were incorrect, while Sister Mary Ann stated 3 were incorrect, identifying her as the murderer. The murder took place in Brooklyn based on numbers in descending order. Calculating answers to multiplication and division problems using scientific notation revealed the time as 7:06 pm and date as April 24th. Decoding a message using the numbers and operations revealed Aracely was killed because Sister Mary Ann wanted her inheritance of $2.34 million.

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    Jennah, Kelly, and Sister Mary Ann each stated some numerical statements were true or false. Jennah and Kelly stated 2 were incorrect, while Sister Mary Ann stated 3 were incorrect, identifying her as the murderer. The murder took place in Brooklyn based on numbers in descending order. Calculating answers to multiplication and division problems using scientific notation revealed the time as 7:06 pm and date as April 24th. Decoding a message using the numbers and operations revealed Aracely was killed because Sister Mary Ann wanted her inheritance of $2.34 million.

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    Jennah, Kelly, and Sister Mary Ann each stated some numerical statements were true or false. Jennah and Kelly stated 2 were incorrect, while Sister Mary Ann stated 3 were incorrect, identifying her as the murderer. The murder took place in Brooklyn based on numbers in descending order. Calculating answers to multiplication and division problems using scientific notation revealed the time as 7:06 pm and date as April 24th. Decoding a message using the numbers and operations revealed Aracely was killed because Sister Mary Ann wanted her inheritance of $2.34 million.

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    The passage describes a murder mystery that can be solved by analyzing numerical statements and calculations from different characters about scientific notation and decimals.

    Based on the number of mistakes made in the numerical statements, Kelly is the murderer with 3 incorrect answers: C, F, and D.

    When the numbers are ordered from greatest to least, the location is Riverdale as the order matches: .0024, (3 x 102)(2 x 102), 4.5 x 10-5, .0000035, 1.98 x 104.

    Mini Murder Mystery

    Decimals & Scientific Notation Edition


    Task: While at a dinner with your friends it has been discovered that while
    Aracely has been murdered! You are a detective and it is up to figure out who is
    the murderer. It is up to you to analyze the number problems to discover who the
    killer is.
    Each member of your friends has stated which of the numerical statements they
    believe to be true or false. The innocent people have only hade 1 or 2 mistakes.
    The guilty person has made 3 mistakes.

    WHO:
    A. 420,000 is also 4.2 x 103 E. 7.35 x 108 is also 735,000,000
    B. .00893 is also 8.97 x 10-6 F. 5.3 x 103 is also 5300
    C. (1.8 x 104)(1.28 x 106) = 1.024 x 1010 G. (9.25 x 105)(4 x 10-3) = 3.7 x 103
    D. 5.5 x 10-1 / 5.5 x 10-4 = 5.5 x 103 H. 7.5 x 100 / 2.5 x 10-6 = 3 x 10-6
    Jovanny said Jennah said

    A is true H is true
    B is false A is false
    D is false B is true
    G is true E true

    Kelly said Sister Mary Ann said

    C is true E is true
    F is false F is false
    D is false G is false
    H is true H is false

    WHERE: The murder took place where these numbers are in descending order.
    .0024 , 4.5 x 10-5 , (3 x 102)(2 x 102) , 1.98 x 104, .0000035

    Brooklyn is the correct location 1.98 x 104 , (3 x 102)(2 x 102), .0024, 4.5 x 10-5,
    .0000035
    Yonkers is the correct location .0024, (3 x 102)(2 x 102), 4.5 x 10-5, .0000035,
    1.98 x 104
    Riverdale is the correct location (3 x 102)(2 x 102), 1.98 x 104, .0024, 4.5 x 10-5,
    .0000035
    Sleepy Hollow is the correct location .0000035, (3 x 102)(2 x 102), 1.98 x 104, 4.5 x 10-5,
    .0024
    WHEN: Calculate each answer to find the time and date

    Multiply A. 7.11 x 101 B. 9.407 x 10-1

    (8.18 x 10-6)(1.15 x 10-5) The time was 4:24 pm The time was 2:10 pm
    C. 9.407 x 10-11 D. 9.33 x 1011

    The time was 7:06 pm The time was 11:15 pm

    Divide A. 9.18 x 104 B. 9.61 x 104

    4.6 x 102 / 5.01 x 10-3 The date was February The date was July 6th
    10th
    C. 9.18 x 105 D. 9.61 x 10-1

    The date was April 24th The date was November


    16th

    WHY: Decode the message to find out why Aracely was killed
    A B C D E
    45,000 9,000,000 7,450 .0000654 5
    F G H I J
    .00000089 1,010,000,000 234,000 .129 .34
    K L M N O
    1.29 74,500 716 .5 2,100,000
    P Q R S T
    30 123 .123 762,000 .210
    U V W X Y/Z
    42,400 390 3,080 .816 .0012

    7.62 x 105 2.34 x 105 5 x 100 4.5 x 104 2.1 x 10-1 5 x 100

    2.34 x 105 5 x 100 1.23 x 10-1 7.62 x 105 4.5 x 104 5 x 10-1

    6.54 x 10-5 3.08 x 103 1.29 x 10-1 7.45 X 104 2.34 x 105
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