Adding in Scientific Notation (Same Power)

Adding in Scientific Notation (Same Power)

Introduction

Scientific notation is a way to write very large or very small numbers using powers of 10. Scientists, engineers, and even computer programmers use it to work with numbers more easily. You might...

Maya sits at her desk finishing her math homework for the evening. She finds a problem that asks her to add two numbers written in scientific notation: 2.8 x 10⁴ and 3.6 x 10⁴.

She notices that both numbers have the same power of ten, 10⁴.

Because the exponents match, Maya applies the dis...