Answer:
b) 3.31 × 10⁴
Explanation:
[tex]\sf \rightarrow \left(3.11\cdot 10^4\right)+ \left(2\cdot 10^3\right)[/tex]
remove parenthesis
[tex]\rightarrow \sf 3.11\cdot \:10^4+2\cdot \:10^3[/tex]
simplify
[tex]\rightarrow \sf 31100+2000[/tex]
add the numbers
[tex]\sf \rightarrow 33100[/tex]
convert to scientific form
[tex]\sf \rightarrow 3.31 \ x \ 10^4[/tex]
