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Add two numbers in standard form, then subtract two numbers in standard form.
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\n\\[\\begin{align} \\var{B[0]} \\times 10^3 + \\var{B[1]} \\times 10^4 &= \\var{B[0]*10^3} + \\var{B[1]*10^4} \\\\&= \\var{B[0]*10^3 + B[1]*10^4} \\\\&= \\var{(B[0]*10^3 + B[1]*10^4)/10^4} \\times 10^4\\end{align}\\]
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\\[\\begin{align} \\var{B[2]} \\times 10^3 - \\var{B[2] - 1.70} \\times 10^2 &= \\var{B[2]*10^3} - \\var{(B[2] - 1.70)*10^2} \\\\&= \\var{(B[2]*10^3) - ((B[2] - 1.70)*10^2)} \\\\&= \\var{(B[2]*10^3 - (B[2] - 1.70)*10^2)/10^3} \\times 10^3\\end{align}\\]
", "statement": "Calculate the following and write the result in standard index form (for example, for $2.01\\times 10^5$ we would write 2.01*10^5
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$\\var{B[0]} \\times 10^3 + \\var{B[1]} \\times 10^4 =$ [[0]]
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