Question

.Last year a large trucking company delivered 2.25 × 10^6

tons of good with an average value of

$15,000 per ton. What was the total value of good delivered? Write the answer in scientific

notation. **show your work plz

Answer 1

so, we know there were 2.25x10⁶ tons, and the price of each ton is roughly $15000 on average, thus roughly.

so the total amount in money will simply be their product.

keeping in mind that scientific notation means, only one integer to the left of the decimal dot.

`\bf (2.25* 10^6)(15000)\implies (2.25* 10^6)(15* 10^3)\implies (2.25\cdot 15)*(10^6\cdot 10^3) \\\\\\ 33.75 * 10^(6+3)\implies 33.75* 10^9\implies 3.375* 10^(10)`