The average weight of an elephant is 1.15 x 10^2 pounds the average wight of a cat is 14 pounds how much heavier is an elephant than a cat express your answer in scientific notation

Answer 1

To find out how much heavier an elephant is than a cat, we subtract the weight of the cat from the weight of the elephant:

1. Weight of an elephant = \( 1.15 \times 10^2 \) pounds (which is 115 pounds)
2. Weight of a cat = 14 pounds

Now we perform the subtraction:

\[ 115 \text{ pounds} - 14 \text{ pounds} = 101 \text{ pounds} \]

Next, we need to express this difference in scientific notation.

101 can be expressed as \( 1.01 \times 10^2 \).

Thus, the elephant is \( 1.01 \times 10^2 \) pounds heavier than the cat.