Calculating Sums and Differences in Scientific Notation

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Skill:

Estimate and calculate using numbers expressed in scientific notation.

Calculating Sums and Differences in Scientific Notation

Explore how to calculate sums and differences of values with different orders of magnitudes written in scientific notation.

Putting It All Together

Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.

Open-ended question

Describe how you would perform the following calculation: 

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