A city has two water towers. One tower holds 7.35 × 10^5 gallons of water. The other holds 9.78×10^5 gallons of water. What is the combined water capacity in Scientific Notation?
To find the combined water capacity, we need to add the two capacities together.
7.35 × 10^5 + 9.78 × 10^5 = (7.35 + 9.78) × 10^5 = 17.13 × 10^5
Since 17.13 is between 1 and 10, we can rewrite it in scientific notation as:
1.713 × 10^1 × 10^5 = 1.713 × 10^6
Therefore, the combined water capacity in scientific notation is 1.713 × 10^6 gallons.