Word Problems with Scientific Notation
The Statue of Liberty is about 1.5108 x 102 feet tall. The pedestal it stands on is 1.54 x 102 feet tall. What is the total height of the pedestal with the statue on top?
3.0508 x 102
In 1973 there were only about 1.3 x 106 wild turkeys in North America. Now there are 7 x 106 wild turkeys in North America. How many more wild turkeys are there now?
5.7 x 106
After Becca's half-marathon, her smart watch showed she had traveled 23,580 steps. Alex recorded 2.42 x 104 steps after the same race. What is the sum of their steps?
Summerville has a population of 430,000 people, while Eagleton has a population of 5.7 x 105 people. How many more people live in Eagleton than Summerville?
1.4 x 105
Kristin is using paper for an art project that is 0.025 mm thick. If she glues a layer of the paper onto a construction board with a thickness of 7 x 10-2 mm, what will the total thickness of the paper and construction board be?
9.5 x 10-2