A national park covers an area of 1.42 * 10 ^ 6 acres. A nearby national forest covers an area of 1.2 x 10^6 acres. What is the total number of acres in the park and the forest combined? (1 point)
2.62 * 10 ^ 12
15.5 * 10 ^ 6
2.62 * 10 ^ 6
1.54 * 10 ^ 6
To find the total number of acres in the park and the forest combined, we simply need to add the two given values together.
1.42 * 10^6 + 1.2 * 10^6 = 2.62 * 10^6
Therefore, the correct answer is 2.62 * 10^6.
To find the total number of acres in the park and the forest combined, you need to add the area of the park to the area of the forest.
The area of the park is given as 1.42 * 10^6 acres.
The area of the forest is given as 1.2 * 10^6 acres.
To add these two values together, you need to make sure that the exponents are the same. In this case, they both have the same exponent, which is 6.
So, you can add the coefficients:
1.42 + 1.2 = 2.62
And keep the exponent the same:
10^6
Therefore, the total number of acres in the park and the forest combined is 2.62 * 10^6 acres.
Therefore, the answer is option "2.62 * 10^6".
To find the total number of acres in the park and the forest combined, you need to add the areas of the park and the forest.
The area of the park is 1.42 * 10^6 acres, and the area of the forest is 1.2 * 10^6 acres.
Adding these two values together, we get:
1.42 * 10^6 + 1.2 * 10^6 = 2.62 * 10^6
Therefore, the total number of acres in the park and the forest combined is 2.62 * 10^6.
So, the correct answer is 2.62 * 10^6.