Question

I need help solving this problem.

Answer 1

1.6296*
`10^8`

Explanation:

To do this problem, factoring skills are helpful
Step 1: See if both the terms (numbers) have a common factor. In this case, it's both
`10^7`, so we can rewrite the equation as this (below) by pulling out the common factor.

(10^7)(9.54+6.756)
Solve the inside of the paranthasis to get
16.296*10^7
We're not done yet, as scientific notation requires the number in front to be from 1-9.999...
factor out a 10 from 16.296 to get 10*(1.6296)
replace the 16.296 with (1.6296)*10 to get:
1.6296*10*10^7, and combine 10*10^7 to get 10^8
final answer: 1.6296*10^8


side note: 10^7 =
`10^7`, the upside down V indicates exponents, and 10=10^1