A national park covers an area of 1.42×10^6 acres. 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)

Question

Responses

1.54×106
1.54 times 10 superscript 6 baseline

2.62×106
2.62 times 10 superscript 6 baseline

15.5×106

Answer 1

To find the total number of acres in the national park and the national forest combined, we simply need to add the two areas together:

\[ 1.42 \times 10^6 \text{ acres} + 1.2 \times 10^6 \text{ acres} \]

First, we can convert the second term to the same notation:

\[ 1.42 \times 10^6 + 1.2 \times 10^6 = (1.42 + 1.2) \times 10^6 \]

Now add the coefficients:

\[ 1.42 + 1.2 = 2.62 \]

So we have:

\[ 2.62 \times 10^6 \text{ acres} \]

The total area of the national park and the national forest combined is \( 2.62 \times 10^6 \) acres.

Therefore, the correct response is:

2.62×10^6