Sure! Let's evaluate the expression and express the answer in scientific notation.
Given:
8,720,000 + 9.78 × 10^7
1. Add the numbers:
8,720,000 + 9.78 × 10^7 = 8,720,000 + 97,800,000 = 106,520,000
2. Express the result in scientific notation:
106,520,000 = 1.0652 × 10^8
Therefore, the evaluated expression, expressed in scientific notation, is 1.0652 × 10^8.
