Question

the driving distance between Los Angeles and Phoenix is 600 km. The driving distance between Phoenix and Chicago is 2.3 x 10^3 kilometers. How far will you have to travel if you drive from Los Angeles to Phoenix and then from Phoenix to Chicago ?

Answer 1

We are given the following information

Driving distance between Los Angeles and Phoenix = 600 km

Driving distance between Phoenix and Chicago = 2.3 x 10^3 km

$2.3\times10^3=2300$

How far will you have to travel if you drive from Los Angeles to Phoenix and then from Phoenix to Chicago?​

Simply add up both distances.

$\begin{gathered} distance=600\: +2300 \\ distance=2900\: km \end{gathered}$

The answer in scientific notation is given by

$distance=2900=2.9\times10^3\: km$

Therefore, you will travel 2.9 x 10^3 or 2900 km if you drive from Los Angeles to Phoenix and then from Phoenix to Chicago.