In 2010, approximately 4.6×107

Question

tons of paper were recycled. In the same year, an estimated 2,600,000 tons of plastics were recycled. How many more tons of paper was recycled than plastic in 2010?(1 point)
Responses

4.34×102
4.34 times 10 squared

434×107
434 times 10 superscript 7 baseline

4.34×107
4.34 times 10 superscript 7 baseline

7.20×107

Answer 1

To calculate how many more tons of paper were recycled than plastic in 2010, we can subtract the amount of plastic recycled from the amount of paper recycled.

1. Tons of paper recycled: \(4.6 \times 10^7\) tons
2. Tons of plastic recycled: 2,600,000 tons = \(2.6 \times 10^6\) tons

Now, we need to perform the subtraction:

First, we convert \(2.6 \times 10^6\) to a comparable form with \(4.6 \times 10^7\):

\[ 2.6 \times 10^6 = 0.26 \times 10^7 \]

Now we perform the subtraction:

\[ 4.6 \times 10^7 - 0.26 \times 10^7 = (4.6 - 0.26) \times 10^7 = 4.34 \times 10^7 \]

Thus, the answer is:

4.34 × 10^7 tons of paper were recycled than plastic in 2010.

So, the correct response is:

4.34×10^7