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What is the quotient of 3.243 x 10^8 and 7.05 x 10^2

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Answer:

4,600,000,000

Explanation:

Don't forget the order of operations

3.243 × 10⁸/7.05

= 46,000,000 × 10²

= 4,600,000,000

or 4.6 × 10⁹

User Slack Groverglow
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Answer:

4.6x10 to the power of 5

Explanation:

7.05×10

2

3.243×10

8

Divide them.

\frac{3.243}{7.05}\times \frac{10^8}{10^2}

7.05

3.243

×

10

2

10

8

Divide numbers and 10's separeately.

0.46\times 10^6

0.46×10

6

Subtract exponents.

(4.6\times 10^{-1})\times 10^6

(4.6×10

−1

)×10

6

Rewrite as a number bigger than 1

4.6\times (10^{-1}\times 10^6)

4.6×(10 −1 ×10 6 )

Associate

4.6\times 10^5

4.6×10 5

Add exponents

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