Question

An average person in the United States throws away 4.5 × 10² grams of trash per day. In 2013, there were about 3.2×106 people in the U.S.

About how many grams of trash were thrown away in the United States in 2013

Answer 1

1.44*10^9 in (g) scientific notation trash thrown

Explanation:

(4.5 × 10² ) (3.2×10^6) = Decimal notation 450 * 3200000= 1440000000 Where Scientific Notation is (4.5 × 10² ) (3.2×10^6) = 13.5+ (1/5* 4.5) =13.5+ 0.9= 14.4 as this is 100th we -1 to the powers after adding the as both inside brackets none outside= 2+ 6 = ^8 + ^1 = ^7 = 1.44*10^9 scientific notation