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Algebra Difficulty 1.5 Junior Find the answer

Calculate the expression 8×105+4×103+9×10+58 \times 10^{5}+4 \times 10^{3}+9 \times 10+5.

A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.

Solution

First, we write out the powers of 10 in full to obtain 8×100000+4×1000+9×10+58 \times 100000+4 \times 1000+9 \times 10+5. Simplifying, we obtain 800000+4000+90+5800000+4000+90+5 or 804095.

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