A water park has pools, slides and rides that in total make use of 7.1 x 10^7 gallons of water. they plan to add a ride that would make use of an additional 2.4 x 10^5 gallons of water. use scientific notation to express the total gallons of water made use of in the park after the new ride is installed
Total gallons of water after addition of new ride:
7.1 x 10^7 + 2.4 x 10^5 = 7.1 x 10^7 + 0.24 x 10^7
= 7.34 x 10^7 gallons
Therefore, the total gallons of water in the park after the new ride is installed is 7.34 x 10^7 gallons.
that is wrong
I apologize for the error. Let's correct it:
Total gallons of water after addition of new ride:
7.1 x 10^7 + 2.4 x 10^5
= 7.1 x 10^7 + 0.24 x 10^7
= (7.1 + 0.24) x 10^7
= 7.34 x 10^7 gallons
Therefore, the correct total gallons of water in the park after the new ride is installed is 7.34 x 10^7 gallons.