Question

what is the product of $3.7 \times 10^{3}$ and $1.4 \times 10^{6}$ expressed in scientific notation?
answer attempt 1 out of 2
answer: $\square \times 0^{\square}$

Explanation:

Step1: Multiply the decimal terms

$3.7 \times 1.4 = 5.18$

Step2: Add the exponents of 10

$10^{3} \times 10^{6} = 10^{3+6} = 10^{9}$

Step3: Combine the two results

$5.18 \times 10^{9}$ (this is already in proper scientific notation since the coefficient is between 1 and 10)

Answer:

$5.18 \times 10^{9}$