Question

Math help plz!!!

Answer 1

Answer:

3.458 × 10¹⁷

Explanation:

We multiply the amount of salt per liter, 3.5×10⁻², by the amount of sea water in the South China Sea, 9.88×10¹⁸:

(3.5×10⁻²)(9.88×10¹⁸)

Multiplication is commutative; this means we can switch around the numbers we are multiplying:

(3.5×9.88)(10⁻²×10¹⁸)

Multiplying the numbers in the first set of parentheses, we have 34.58.

To multiply the powers of 10, we use the product property; it states that if we multiply powers that have the same base, we add their exponents:

10⁻²×10¹⁸ = 10⁻²⁺¹⁸ = 10¹⁶

This gives us 34.58 × 10¹⁶.  In scientific notation, the decimal must be behind the first non-zero digit; this gives us 3.458.  When we move the decimal again, we add 1 to the exponent; this gives us 3.458 × 10¹⁷

Answer 2

Ik it's late but for those who view this, the true answer is 3.458 x 10^17. Hope that helps ya guys!