a skyscraper has a mass of 2.2 x 10^5 tons another skyscraper in the same town has a mass of 3.7 x 10^5 tons what is the combined mass in tons of the two skyscrapers use scientific notation to express your answer to the 1 decimal place

Answer 1

To find the combined mass of the two skyscrapers, we simply add their masses together.

Combined mass = (2.2 x 10^5 tons) + (3.7 x 10^5 tons)

= 5.9 x 10^5 tons

So, the combined mass of the two skyscrapers is 5.9 x 10^5 tons.