Question

A city has two water towers. One tower holds 7.35 x 105 gallons of water and the other tower holds 9.78 x 105 gallons of water. What is the combined water capacity of the two towers?

A) 1.713 x 106
B) 1.713 x 105
C) 1.713 x 104
D) 17.13 x 106

Answer 1

I'm pretty sure the answer is A because you're multiplying each number by 105 and A is the only answer with 105