Question

A national park covers an area of 1.42 × 10^6acres. A nearby national forest covers an area of 1.2 × 10^6 acres. What is the total number of acres in the park and the forest combined?
(1 point)
O 15.5 × 10^6
O 2.62 × 10^12
O 1.54 × 10^6
O 2.62 × 10^6

Answer 1

To find the total area of the national park and the national forest combined, you simply need to add their areas together.

The area of the national park is \(1.42 \times 10^6\) acres, and the area of the national forest is \(1.2 \times 10^6\) acres.

Now, let's perform the addition:

\[
1.42 \times 10^6 + 1.2 \times 10^6 = (1.42 + 1.2) \times 10^6 = 2.62 \times 10^6 \text{ acres}
\]

So, the total area in the park and the forest combined is:

**O 2.62 × 10^6** acres.