Question

lake superior is the largest of the great lakes. it covers a surface area of about 30,000 square miles. how can you show the estimated area of lake superior as a whole number multiplied by a power of ten

Answer 1

`\text{Powers of 10 represents multiple zero's}`


`\text{Example -----} \ \ 5 * 1,000 = 5 * 10^3 = 5,000`


`30,000 = 3 *10^4=\text{solution}`


`10^4`
`\text{represents the given zeros in 30,000}`

Answer 2

hmm

30,000 that is 4 zeroes or 10^4
3 times 10^4