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Study Time -- The Sterling Library Question


Helen Keller Middle School's New Haven Math Trail

Leave the sculpture garden and walk back to the end of the path. Turn left and walk to the end of High Street. Cross Elm Street and enter Cross Campus by taking the path between Trumbull College and Berkeley College. As you reach the end of Berkeley you will see a large grassy area to your right and Sterling Memorial Library to your left.

If you come to Yale, you can expect to spend some time in the Sterling Memorial Library. It is the second largest college library in the country, behind only Harvard's library, and the third largest library of any kind in the country, trailing only Harvard and the Library of Congress.

a. Sterling contains 11 million volumes. Write this number in scientific notation.
b. Find the library's posted hours near the front door. During what percent of the week is the library open?



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