The total gallons of water after the new ride is installed can be calculated by adding the current gallons of water with the additional gallons of water:
4.6 × 10^5 gallons + 6.7 × 10^4 gallons
To add these numbers together, you need to align the exponents by converting one of the numbers so it has the same exponent as the other. Let's convert 6.7 × 10^4 gallons into scientific notation with an exponent of 5:
6.7 × 10^4 gallons = 0.67 × 10^5 gallons
Now we can add the two numbers:
4.6 × 10^5 gallons + 0.67 × 10^5 gallons = 5.27 × 10^5 gallons
Therefore, the total gallons of water used in the park after the new ride is installed will be 5.27 × 10^5 gallons.
A water park has pools, slides, and rides that, in total, make use of 4.6 ×10 to the power of 5 gallons of water. They plan to add a ride that would make use of an additional 6.7 ×10 to the power of 4 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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