Question

A passenger plane travels at about 7.62 x 10^2 feet per second. The plane takes 1.23 x 10^4 seconds to reach its destination. About how far must a plane travel to reach its destination? Write your answer in scientific notation.

Answer 1

Multiply the two values together. 7.62 x 1.23 = 9.3726
10^2 x 10^4 = 10^6.

9.3726 x 10^6 is the answer in Scientific Notation.