+248 move around terms first
\((1.8 \cdot 6.5)(10^3 \cdot 10^{14})\)
\((1.8 \cdot 6.5)(10^{17})\) multiply the powers of ten, adding the exponents by the exponent rules
multiply the numbers in front
\((11.7)(10^{17})\)
almost done, but this is not in correct scientific notation
add one to the exponent so the final answer will have the correct place value
\(1.17 \cdot 10^{18}\)
and that is the final answer
