How do you simplify #1.80 times 10^4#?

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-12T01:04:36

#color(purple)(18,000#

#1.80 * 10^4#

#=> 1.80 * 10,000#

#=> (180 / cancel100) * cancel(10,000)^color(red)(100)#

#=> 180 * 100#

#color(purple)(18,000#

Answer 2 · 2018-07-12T01:47:53

#18,000#

#10^4# is the same as #10*10*10*10#, which is equal to #10,000#.

We now have

#1.8*10,000#

We can loop the decimal in #1.8# four times to the right. We get

#18,000#

Hope this helps!