Question

matthew is thinking about applying for a credit card with a low interest rate. the loan application asks how much he owes on his mortgage and on his existing credit cards matthew used his calculator to figure out these two numbers and they are 2.4e5 and 1.25e4. how much money does matthew owe?(a) $232,500(b) $240,000(c) $252,500(d) $265,000

Answer 1

`\begin{gathered} 2.4*10^5=240000 \\ \text{1}.25*10^4=12500 \end{gathered}`

so:

`240000+12500=252000`

Answer:

(c) $252,500