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lake superior is the largest of the great lakes. it covers a surface area of about 30,000 square miles. how can you show the estimated area of lake superior as a whole number multiplied by a power of ten

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hmm

30,000 that is 4 zeroes or 10^4
3 times 10^4

\(\text{Powers of 10 represents multiple zero's}\) 

\(\text{Example -----} \ \ 5 * 1,000 = 5 * 10^3 = 5,000\) 

\(30,000 = 3 *10^4=\text{solution}\) 

\(10^4\)  \(\text{represents the given zeros in 30,000}\)

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