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THIS IS NOT FOR A QUIZ/TEST (It’s a homework assignment)

THIS IS NOT FOR A QUIZ/TEST (It’s a homework assignment)-example-1
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We want to simplify:


(10^8)/(10^(-3))

For this, we will use the property:


(a^b)/(a^c)=a^(b-c)

Applying the property to our problem, we have:


(10^8)/(10^(-3))=10^(8-(-3))=10^(8+3)=10^(11)

Thus, the correct alternative is the last one.

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