A skyscraper has a mass of 2.2×10^5 tons. Another skyscraper in the same town has a mass of 3.7×10^5 tons. What is the combined mass, in tons, of the two skyscrapers? Use scientific notation to express your answer to 1 decimal place.

Question

A skyscraper has a mass of  2.2×10^5  tons. Another skyscraper in the same town has a mass of  3.7×10^5  tons. What is the combined mass, in tons, of the two skyscrapers? Use scientific notation to express your answer to 1 decimal place.

GPT 3.5 · Accepted Answer

To find the combined mass of the two skyscrapers, we add their masses together. (2.2x10^5 tons) + (3.7x10^5 tons) = 5.9x10^5 tons Therefore, the combined mass of the two skyscrapers is 5.9x10^5 tons.