To determine the weight of the dump truck after adding 15,300 pounds of trash, we first need to know the weight of the empty dump truck. However, since the weight of the empty dump truck is not provided in your question, I'll assume it's a standard weight for a dump truck, around 15,000 pounds.
Now, if we add 15,300 pounds of trash to this:
- Weight of the empty dump truck (assuming): 15,000 pounds
- Weight of the trash: 15,300 pounds
Total weight = Weight of dump truck + Weight of trash = 15,000 + 15,300 = 30,300 pounds.
Now we will convert 30,300 pounds into scientific notation:
30,300 can be expressed as \(3.03 \times 10^4\) pounds.
If we also have other options shown in your given choices, the closest relevant answer in scientific notation among the choices you provided would be:
None of the provided options directly match this calculated value. However, if you have a specific weight for the empty dump truck, please provide that, and I can help you calculate it more accurately.
If you were looking for a choice among the options listed without the full context, could you please clarify or correct the options?