Question

a water desalination plant can produce 2.46×10^6 gallons of water in one day. how many gallons can it produce in 4 days? write your answer in scientific notation.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the daily - production

The plant produces $2.46\times 10^{6}$ gallons of water per day.

Step2: Calculate the 4 - day production

Multiply the daily production by 4. So, $(2.46\times 10^{6})\times4=(2.46\times4)\times 10^{6}$.
$2.46\times4 = 9.84$, then the result is $9.84\times 10^{6}$ gallons.

Answer:

$9.84\times 10^{6}$ gallons