Question

BEST answer gets 69 points

Find the sum of (9.4 x 10^6) and (3.5 x 10^5). Write the final answer in scientific notation.


a. 1.29 x 10^10 b. 12.9 x 10^11 c. 9.75 x 10^5 d. 9.75 x 10^6

Answer 1

D: 9.75 * 10^6

Explanation:

You can make it easy for yourself if you write both answers in the same form:

(9.4 * 10^6) = (9.4 *10 * 10^5 = 94*10^5) and (3.5 * 10^5) stays the same.

We can now add those numbers up easier:

(94*10^5) + (3.5*10^5) = ( 94 + 3.5 ) * 10^5 = ( 97.5 * 10^5 )

but this answer is not in the option list. We have to perform the same trick as in the beginning, but than the other way around:

(97.5 * 10^5) = (9.75 * 10) * 10^5 = 9.75 * 10^6,

which is exactly option D