What is the sum of 6.3×10

Question

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

Answer 1

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

We can convert \(6.3 \times 10^3\) into scientific notation with the same exponent as \(2.41 \times 10^4\):

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

Now we can add \(0.63 \times 10^4\) to \(2.41 \times 10^4\):

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

Therefore, the sum of \(6.3 \times 10^3\) and \(2.41 \times 10^4\) expressed in scientific notation is:

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