Question

> The typical mass of a mouse is 3 x 10-2 kg. The typical mass of a bee is 1.1 x 10-4 kg.
How much greater is the mass of the mouse than the mass of the bee?
Write your answer using scientific notation.
x? kg

Answer 1

Difference = 3.0×10^-2 kg − 1.1×10^-4 kg = 0.03 − 0.00011 = 0.02989 kg = 2.989×10^-2 kg.