Answer:
[tex]8.182X10^8 $pounds[/tex]
a=8.182 and b=8
Step-by-step explanation:
Weight of the Empire State Building =[tex]7.3X 10^8[/tex] pounds.
Weight of the One World Trade Center building= 88,200,000 pounds.
=[tex]8.82 X 10^7[/tex]
The addition of the two:
[tex]=7.3X 10^8+8.82 X 10^7\\$To make it easier to add, express both as powers of 8\\=7.3X 10^8+0.882 X 10^8\\=(7.3+0.882)X10^8\\=8.182X10^8 $ pounds[/tex]
Comparing with the form: [tex]aX10^b[/tex]
a=8.182 and b=8