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? Write the answer in scientific notation.

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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? Write the answer in scientific notation.

explainitlikeimfive · Answer

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mathstudent55 · Answer

Multiply the avergage value by the number of tons.
Write 23,000 in scientific notation.
Do you know how to multiply numbers in scientific notation?

explainitlikeimfive · Answer

No, but my scientific notation calculator does.

explainitlikeimfive · Answer

I got A, is that correct?

mathstudent55 · Answer

5.5 x 10^5 * 23,000 =
5.5 x 10^5 * 2.3 * 10^4 =
12.65 x 10^9 =
1.265 x 10^10
Answer is B