Express your answer in scientific notation. 3600 - 6.3\cdot 10^(2) = _______.

Question

Express your answer in scientific notation.
`3600 - 6.3\cdot 10^(2)` = _______.

Answer 1

evaluate the power 3600-6.3 x 100, then your gonna want to multiply the numbers 3600-630 , once you subtract the numbers your answer will be 2970

Answer 2

3600 - 6.3 x 10^2

= 3.6 x 10^3 - 6.3 x 10^2

= 36 x 10^2 - 6.3 x 10^2

= (36 - 6.3) x 10^2

= 29.7 x 10^2

= 2.97 x 10^3

Therefore the answer is:

2.97 x 10^3

Hopefully this helps!