Question

Calculate the quotient below and give your answer in scientific notation.

0.00003
2 x 10-5

Answer 1

`1.5* 10^0`

Explanation:

We want to calculate
`(0.00003)/(2* 10^(-5))`

Let us write the numerator in scientific form:

`(3* 10^(-5))/(2* 10^(-5))`

This reduces to
`(3)/(2)=1.5`

Now we must leave our final answer in scientific form to get:

`1.5* 10^0`