the soccer field at Mario's school has an area of 6,000 square meters. how can mario show the area as a whole number multiplied by a power of 10?

6,000 = 6 x 10^3 square meters.
6,000 = 60 x 10^2 square meters
6,000 = 600 x 10^1 square meters.
You can pick which you wish to report in.
Hope this helps :-)