Add numbers in scientific notation practice answers

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Certainly! Here are some practice problems for adding numbers in scientific notation, along with their answers:

Practice Problems

  1. (3.0 × 10²) + (4.5 × 10²)
    Answer: 7.5 × 10²

  2. (6.2 × 10³) + (3.1 × 10²)
    Answer: 6.51 × 10³
    (Note: Convert \(3.1 \times 10^{2}\) to \(0.031 \times 10^{3}\) before adding)

  3. (1.2 × 10⁴) + (3.0 × 10⁴)
    Answer: 4.2 × 10⁴

  4. (5.1 × 10⁵) + (2.3 × 10⁵)
    Answer: 7.4 × 10⁵

  5. (9.7 × 10⁻³) + (2.4 × 10⁻³)
    Answer: 1.21 × 10⁻²
    (Note: \(9.7 \times 10^{-3} + 2.4 \times 10^{-3} = 12.1 \times 10^{-3}\))

  6. (8.0 × 10⁶) + (1.1 × 10⁷)
    Answer: 1.91 × 10⁷
    (Note: Convert \(8.0 \times 10^{6}\) to \(0.8 \times 10^{7}\) before adding)

  7. (3.5 × 10⁻⁵) + (6.0 × 10⁻⁵)
    Answer: 9.5 × 10⁻⁵

  8. (4.2 × 10²) + (3.5 × 10⁵)
    Answer: 3.5042 × 10⁵
    (Note: Convert \(4.2 \times 10^{2}\) to \(0.042 \times 10^{5}\) before adding)

Summary of Answers

  1. 7.5 × 10²
  2. 6.51 × 10³
  3. 4.2 × 10⁴
  4. 7.4 × 10⁵
  5. 1.21 × 10⁻²
  6. 1.91 × 10⁷
  7. 9.5 × 10⁻⁵
  8. 3.5042 × 10⁵

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