Question

Complete the question. Show your work and answer on the page. Find the quotient. Write your answer in scientific notation. (1.2×10^-5)÷4=

Answer 1

We are given the following division problem.

`1.2*10^(-5)/4`

Which can be re-written as

`\begin{gathered} 1.2*10^(-5)/4 \\ 12*10^(-6)/4 \end{gathered}`

We basically moved the decimal point to the right one time so -1 added to the power.

Now it is easier to perform the division

We know that 12 divided by 4 is equal to 3

So, the quotient is

`12*10^(-6)/4=3*10^(-6)`

Therefore, the quotient in the scientific notation is

`3*10^(-6)`