The amounts of food waste generated in a region during two years were 37,500,000 tons and 30,400,000 tons. What was the total food waste generated over these two years in the region, expressed in scientific notation? (5 points)
67.9 ⋅ 10*14 tons
6.79 ⋅ 10*7 tons
67.9 ⋅ 10*7 tons
6.79 ⋅ 10*14 tons
The correct answer is 67.9 ⋅ 10*6 tons.
To find the total food waste generated over the two years, we simply add the amounts of food waste from each year: 37,500,000 + 30,400,000 = 67,900,000.
To express this number in scientific notation, we can represent it as 6.79 ⋅ 10*7 (or 6.79E7) tons.