Last year a large trucking company delivered 6.0 x 10^5 tons of goods with an average value of $27,000 per ton. What was the total value of the goods delivered? Write the answer in scientific notation.
The total value of the goods delivered can be found by multiplying the total tons by the value per ton:
6.0 x 10^5 tons * $27,000/ton = $16,200,000,000
In scientific notation, this is written as $1.62 x 10^10.