A water park has pools, slides and rides that in total make use of 7.1 x 10^7 gallons of water. they plan to add a ride that would make use of an additional 2.4 x 10^5 gallons of water. use scientific notation to express the total gallons of water made use of in the park after the new ride is installed

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Total gallons of water after addition of new ride:
7.1 x 10^7 + 2.4 x 10^5 = 7.1 x 10^7 + 0.24 x 10^7
= 7.34 x 10^7 gallons

Therefore, the total gallons of water in the park after the new ride is installed is 7.34 x 10^7 gallons.
that is wrong
I apologize for the error. Let's correct it:

Total gallons of water after addition of new ride:
7.1 x 10^7 + 2.4 x 10^5
= 7.1 x 10^7 + 0.24 x 10^7
= (7.1 + 0.24) x 10^7
= 7.34 x 10^7 gallons

Therefore, the correct total gallons of water in the park after the new ride is installed is 7.34 x 10^7 gallons.