Question

Perform the following operation

and express the answer in
scientific notation.
4.0x10^5 x 3.0x10^3
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Answer 1

12x10^8

Explanation:

This is easy

Answer 2

12 x
`10^(8)`

Explanation:

You can multiply the two whole numbers together, 4 multiplied by 3 is 12.

Then you will need to add the exponent on your 10s

5 + 3 =8

Therefore after combining, you will get 12 x
`10^(8)`