Question

The approximate areas of Wisconsin and South Carolina are listed below:

Wisconsin: 1.7 x 105 square kilometers
South Carolina: 8.29 × 104 square kilometers
How much larger is Wisconsin? Express your answer using scientific notation.

Answer 1

Explanation:

you mean

1.7 × 10⁵ square kilometers (km²) and

8.29 × 10⁴ km²

1.7 × 10⁵ = 17 × 10⁴

how much larger is this than

8.29 + 10⁴ ?

(17 - 8.29) × 10⁴ = 8.71 × 10⁴ km²

so, Wisconsin is 8.71 × 10⁴ km² larger than South Carolina.