Question

Here are the approximate populations of three cities in the United States, expressedin scientific notation: San Jose: 1.1 x 10^6; Washington: 7 x 10^5 ; Atlanta: 4.8 x 10^5.a. Lin says that about 6.2 x 10^5 more people live in San Jose than in Atlanta. Doyou agree with her? Explain your reasoning.Your answer

Answer 1

Lin says that about 6.2 x 10^5 more people live in San Jose than in Atlanta. To find if she is right you substract the population of Atlanta from the population in San Jose:

Substraction of numbers in scientific notation:

1. Turn the numbers to get the same power of base 10.

You move to the left the decimal to increase the power of base 10 and move to the right to g