Question

the weight of a newborn baby panda is 2.2 x 10 to the 1st power pounds. If an adult Panda can weigh up to 1.2 x 10 to the 3rd power times more than a newborn panda how much does an adult Panda weigh

Answer 1

242

Explanation:

Answer 2

The weight of the adult panda = 2.664\times10^{4}2.664×10

4

pounds

Explanation:

Given : The weight of a newborn baby panda = 2.2\times10^12.2×10

1

pounds

According to the question , we have

The weight of adult Panda = 1.2\times10^3\times\text{weight of a newborn baby panda }1.2×10

3

×weight of a newborn baby panda

= 1.2\times10^3\times2.2\times10^11.2×10

3

×2.2×10

1

pounds

= 1.2\times2.2\times10^3\times10^31.2×2.2×10

3

×10

3

pounds

= 2.664\times10^{3+1}2.664×10

3+1

pounds [\because\ a^m\timesa^n = a^{m+n}∵ a

m

\timesa

n

=a

m+n

= 2.664\times10^{4}2.664×10

4

pounds

Hence, the weight of the adult panda = 2.664\times10^{4}2.664×10

4

pounds