The highest elevation on earth is Mount Everest in Asia. It is approximately 2.9 x 10^4 feet high. If a climber only made it half way up the mountain, how high did he climb? Write the answer in scientific notation.

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anonymous · Answer

What is the problem here?

baldymcgee6 · Answer

If the mountain is 2.9 x 10^4 feet high, what is half that height?

anonymous · Answer

first turn the height into normal form

then divide buy two. that will be your answer but know you must put it in scientific notation

anonymous · Answer

well i got the 2.9 x 10^4 = 29000 right? but then you divide it in half... and then you have to put it in scientific notation

anonymous · Answer

and that is where it gets confusing... after you divide it in half..

anonymous · Answer

Don't turn anything into normal form, just divide the 2.9 and keep the rest the same!

anonymous · Answer

ok..... thanks

anonymous · Answer

i believe it would be 1.45 x 10^2

anonymous · Answer

What?? No, its still 10^4

anonymous · Answer

yeah thats what i though.. ^4 not ^2

anonymous · Answer

*thought

anonymous · Answer

sorry, hit the wrong number

anonymous · Answer

i didnt notice it until then

anonymous · Answer

its ok