What is the sum of and ? Use

scientific notation to express your answer. (1 point)
6.3 × 10
3 2.41 × 10
4

1 answer

To find the sum of \(6.3 \times 10^3\) and \(2.41 \times 10^4\), we first need to express them with the same exponent.

Let's convert \(6.3 \times 10^3\) into a format with \(10^4\):

\[ 6.3 \times 10^3 = 0.63 \times 10^4 \]

Now we can add the two values:

\[ 0.63 \times 10^4 + 2.41 \times 10^4 = (0.63 + 2.41) \times 10^4 = 3.04 \times 10^4 \]

Therefore, the sum in scientific notation is:

\[ \boxed{3.04 \times 10^4} \]