Question

Last year a large trucking company delivered 5.5 x 10^5 tons of goods with an average value of 23,000 per ton. What was the total value of the goods delivered? In scientific notation.

Answer 1

Multiply the two numbers:
5.5 x 10^5 x 23,000
=> 5.5 x 23 x 10^5 x 10^3
=> 126.5 x 10^8
=> 1.26 x 10^10