Add 5.55 × 104 and 6.95 × 103 and express the result in scientific notation.

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To perform addition operation, first the numbers are written in such a way that they have the same exponent. The coefficients are then added.

(5.55 × 104) + (6.95 × 103)

= (5.55 × 104) + (0.695 × 104

= (5.55 +0.695) × 104 

= 6.245 × 104

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