Question

The amounts of plastic waste generated in a region during two years were 32,400,000 tons and 20,300,000 tons. What was the total plastic waste generated over these two years in the region, expressed in scientific notation?

52.7 ⋅ 1014 tons
52.7 ⋅ 107 tons
5.27 ⋅ 107 tons
5.27 ⋅ 1014 tons

Answer 1

C

Explanation:

Answer 2

two years were 32,400,000 tons and 20,300,000 tons


so total = 32,400,000 + 20,300,000

= 52,700,000

= 5.27 x 10^7 tons

ans is C