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Consider these scenarios. 1. A piano weighs 5.5 × 102 units.   2. A grain of salt weighs 1.02 × 10-3 units.   3. A tractor trailer weighs 8.8 × 101 units. Determine the unit of measurement that best represents each scenario. 1.   2.   3.

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The unit of measurement that represents each scenario are:The piano weighs 550 Ib (pounds).The grain of salt weighs 0.00102 gramA tractor-trailer weighs 88 tons.What is a unit of measurement?The unit of measurement is a standard entity that is used to represent and express the magnitude of a physical quantity.By following the standard unit of measurement;Weight is a physical quantity and can be measured in grams or kilograms.A piano weighs [tex]5.5 \times 10^2[/tex] units.   A grain of salt weighs [tex]1.02 \times 10^{-3}[/tex] units.   A tractor-trailer weighs [tex]8.8 \times 10^1[/tex] units.Learn more about the unit of measurement here:brainly.com/question/777464