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A student found the product of 8 x 10 ^6 and 5 x 10 ^9 to

be 4 x 10 ^15. What is the error? What is the correct product?

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Answer:

the correct answer is 4x10^16

8x10^6 times 5 x 10^9

= 40 x 10^15

= 4 x 10^16

there is 40 which is 4 x 10, which you can add to the 10^15 to become 10^16

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Answer:

Explanation:

the correct answer is 4x10^16

8x10^6 times 5 x 10^9

= 40 x 10^15

= 4 x 10^16

there is 40 which is 4 x 10, which you can add to the 10^15 to become 10^16

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