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Calculate (9.35 x 10^4) - (1.6 x 10).

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Final answer:

To calculate (9.35 x 10^4) - (1.6 x 10), adjust the numbers to the same power of ten and subtract to get 93500 - 16 = 93484. The answer does not require scientific notation since it's a whole number.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate (9.35 x 10^4) - (1.6 x 10), we first perform the operations within the parentheses, which in this case means adjusting the numbers to the same power of ten to easily subtract them:

  • 9.35 x 10^4 = 93500 (moving the decimal point four places to the right)
  • 1.6 x 10 = 16 (moving the decimal one place to the right)

Subtracting these yields 93500 - 16 = 93484.

Since the result is a whole number, it doesn't need to be converted back into scientific notation for this answer. If it did require conversion to scientific notation, and the result was for example, 93484, it would become 9.3484 x 10^4.

The subject of this question is mathematics, specifically scientific notation and arithmetic operations, appropriate for a high school level.

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