Evaluate Using Scientific Notation (7.210^-6)+(5.4410^-6)

$(7.2 \cdot 10^{- 6}) + (5.44 \cdot 10^{- 6})$

Step 1

Factor $10^{- 6}$ out of $(7.2 \cdot 10^{- 6}) + (5.44 \cdot 10^{- 6})$ .

$(7.2 + 5.44) \cdot 10^{- 6}$

Step 2

Add $7.2$ and $5.44$ .

$12.64 \cdot 10^{- 6}$

Step 3

Move the decimal point in $12.64$ to the left by $1$ place and increase the power of $10^{- 6}$ by $1$ .

$1.264 \cdot 10^{- 5}$

Evaluate Using Scientific Notation (7.2*10^-6)+(5.44*10^-6)