Question

The area of Alaska is about 6×10 to the fifth power square miles. The area of Rhode Island is about 1.5×10 to the third power square miles. What is the difference between the area of Alaska in the area of Rhode Island

Answer 1

598,500 square miles or
`5.985* 10^5` square miles.

Explanation:

We have been that area area of Alaska is about
`6* 10^5` square miles. The area of Rhode Island is about
`1.5* 10^3` square miles. We are asked to find the the difference between the area of Alaska and the area of Rhode Island.

To find the difference of areas we will subtract area of Rhode Island from area of Alaska as:

`\text{Difference between areas}=6* 10^5-1.5* 10^3`

Now, we will convert our given area in standard form.

`\text{Difference between areas}=6* 100000-1.5* 1000`

`\text{Difference between areas}=600000-1500`

`\text{Difference between areas}=598500`

Therefore, the difference between the area of Alaska and the area of Rhode Island is 598,500 square miles or
`5.985* 10^5` square miles.