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Evaluate the expression: [tex]1.5 \times 10^5[/tex] x 5,000

A. [tex]7.5 \times 10^8[/tex]
B. [tex]3 \times 10^2[/tex]
C. [tex]3 \times 10^8[/tex]
D. [tex]7.5 \times 10^2[/tex]

Answer :

Answer:

A

Step-by-step explanation:

to evaluate the expression (1.5x10^5)x5000, we can follow these steps:

first convert 1.5x10^5 to it's decimal form: 1.5 x 100,000=150,000

secondly multiply 150,000 by 5,000= 750,000,000

therefore the answer to the expression is 7.5x10^8 which corresponds to option a

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