Last year a large trucking company delivered 7.5 x 10^5 tons of goods with an average value of $16,000 per ton. What was the total value of the goods delivered? Write the answer in scientific notation.

A. 1.2 x 10^12 dollars

B. 1.2 x 10^11 dollars

C. 1.2 x 10^9 dollars

D. 1.2 x 10^10 dollars

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13 September, 11:02

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Talia Ayala · Answer 1

C because if you do 10^5 you get 100,000. Then you multiply it with 7.5 and get 750,000. Then 750,000x16,000 is 12,000,000,000 which is 1.2 x 10^9

Last year a large trucking company delivered 7.5 x 10^5 tons of goods with an average value of $16,000 per ton. What was the total value of the goods delivered? Write the answer in scientific notation.A. 1.2 x 10^12 dollarsB. 1.2 x 10^11 dollarsC. 1.2 x 10^9 dollarsD. 1.2 x 10^10 dollars