Last year a large trucking company delivered 6.0 x 10^5 tons of goods with an average value of $27,000 per ton. What was the total value of the goods delivered? Write the answer in scientific notation.

Answer 1

The total value of the goods delivered can be found by multiplying the total tons by the value per ton:

6.0 x 10^5 tons * $27,000/ton = $16,200,000,000

In scientific notation, this is written as $1.62 x 10^10.