To find the total length of the two insects, we simply need to add their lengths together.
The first insect is approximately 4 x 10^-2 inches long, which can also be written as 0.04 inches.
The second insect is about 1.3 x 10^-1 inches long, which is equivalent to 0.13 inches.
Adding these two lengths together, we get 0.04 + 0.13 = 0.17 inches.
Expressing this answer in scientific notation to 1 decimal place, we get 1.7 x 10^-1 inches.
A certain insect is approximately 4 x 10^-2 inches long. A second insect is about 1.3 x 10^-1 inches long. What is the total length of the two insects in inches? USe scientific notation to express your answer to 1 decimal (1 point )
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