Answer: [tex]5.27\times10^{7}[/tex] tons.
Step-by-step explanation:
The scientific notation is a method to write a very large or a very small number in the product of a decimal form of number [generally lies between 1 and 10] and powers of ten.
Given : The amounts of plastic waste generated in a region during two years were 32,400,000 tons and 20,300,000 tons.
Then the total amount of plastic waste generated in a region during two years is given by :-
[tex]32,400,000+20,300,000=52,700,000[/tex]
In scientific notation , [tex]52,700,000=5.27\times10^{7}[/tex]
Hence, the total plastic waste generated over these two years in the region = [tex]5.27\times10^{7}[/tex] tons.
