A national park covers an area of 1.42×10^6 acres. A nearby national forest covers an area of 1.2×10^6 acres. What is the total number of acres in the park and the forest combined?(1 point)
Responses
15.5×10^6
1.54×10^6
2.62×10^6
2.62×10^12
The total number of acres in the park and the forest combined is 1.42x10^6 + 1.2x10^6 = 2.62x10^6 acres.
Therefore, the correct answer is 2.62x10^6.
To find the total number of acres in the national park and the national forest combined, you need to add the area of the park and the area of the forest.
The given area of the national park is 1.42 × 10^6 acres, and the area of the national forest is 1.2 × 10^6 acres.
To add these two numbers, you need to make sure they are in the same form (scientific notation with the same power of 10). To do this, you can write both numbers in the same way with the same power of 10.
1.42 × 10^6 acres is already in scientific notation.
To write 1.2 × 10^6 acres in scientific notation, you need to write it with the same power of 10 as the national park area. Since 1.42 × 10^6 acres already has a power of 10 of 6, the area of the national forest can be written as 1.20 × 10^6 acres.
Now, you can add these two numbers:
1.42 × 10^6 + 1.20 × 10^6 = 2.62 × 10^6 acres.
Therefore, the total number of acres in the park and the forest combined is 2.62 × 10^6 acres.
To find the total number of acres in the park and the forest combined, you need to add the areas of both the national park and the national forest.
The area of the national park is 1.42×10^6 acres.
The area of the national forest is 1.2×10^6 acres.
Adding these two values together, we get:
1.42×10^6 + 1.2×10^6 = 2.62×10^6 acres.
Therefore, the correct answer is 2.62×10^6 acres.