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In Mathematics / Middle School | 2014-01-05

In scientific notation, what is the sum of [tex]2.3 \times 10^{-3}[/tex] and [tex]5.4 \times 10^{-4}[/tex]?

Asked by Mimi

Answer (3)

Answer
5.68 x 10^5
Step-by-step explanation:

Answered by roldanashley03 | 2024-06-13

2 , 3 ⋅ 1 0 − 3 + 5 , 4 ⋅ 1 0 − 4 = 2 , 3 ⋅ 1 0 − 3 + 0 , 54 ⋅ 1 0 − 3 = 2 , 84 ⋅ 1 0 − 3
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Answered by tomek1172 | 2024-06-24

The sum of 2.3 × 1 0 − 3 and 5.4 × 1 0 − 4 in scientific notation is 2.84 × 1 0 − 3 . To add them, we converted the second term to match the exponent of the first term before adding.
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Answered by tomek1172 | 2024-09-26