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OpenStudy (anonymous):

scientific notation equation help

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The amounts of e-waste generated in a region during two years were 14,200,000 tons and 10,700,000 tons. What was the total e-waste generated over these two years in the region, expressed in scientific notation? 2.49 ⋅ 107 tons 2.49 ⋅ 1014 tons 24.9 ⋅ 107 tons 24.9 ⋅ 1014 tons

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yo wuts up

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ill screenshot it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

screenshot what

OpenStudy (anonymous):

add those two numbers together let me know what you get

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thats it i dont understand it ;(

OpenStudy (anonymous):

First you will need to add the two numbers together

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

now ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

do you have that number?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

24900000

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok now you will put a decimal point in between the last 2 numbers that arent zero so inbetween 2 and 9 2.49 being that 2 is the first number. how many numbers come after the decimal point?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

6 ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

count again you're missing a zero

OpenStudy (anonymous):

7....... OOOOOo thank you :D

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you're welcome ;) so what would the scientific notation be ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the answer would be a correct ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

:D

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