10. raul is aboard a cruise ship that weighs approximately 5.5 x 10^7 pounds, while veronica is aboard a…

10. raul is aboard a cruise ship that weighs approximately 5.5 x 10^7 pounds, while veronica is aboard a cruise ship that weighs approximately 60,000,000 pounds. whose cruise ship weighs more, and how much heavier is the ship?

10. raul is aboard a cruise ship that weighs approximately 5.5 x 10^7 pounds, while veronica is aboard a cruise ship that weighs approximately 60,000,000 pounds. whose cruise ship weighs more, and how much heavier is the ship?

Answer

Explanation:

Step1: Convert Veronica's ship weight to scientific - notation

We know that $60000000 = 6\times10^{7}$ pounds.

Step2: Compare the weights

Raul's ship weighs $5.5\times 10^{7}$ pounds and Veronica's ship weighs $6\times 10^{7}$ pounds. Since $6>5.5$, Veronica's ship weighs more.

Step3: Calculate the difference

To find out how much heavier, we subtract Raul's ship weight from Veronica's ship weight. $(6\times 10^{7})-(5.5\times 10^{7})=(6 - 5.5)\times10^{7}=0.5\times 10^{7}=5\times 10^{6}$ pounds.

Answer:

Veronica's cruise - ship weighs more. It is $5\times 10^{6}$ pounds heavier.