Use scientific notation to divide the following two numbers. Express the answer using scientific notation; retain at least three decimal places.
(9.4 · 10^6) / (4.97 · 10^2) Use scientific notation to divide the following two numbers. Express the answer using scientific notation; retain at least three decimal places.
(9.4 · 10^6) / (4.97 · 10^2) @Mathematics

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anonymous · Answer

There's a rule for exponents:
$$x{^n}\div x{^m} = x{^{n-m}}$$
Might help you working it out ;)

anonymous · Answer

Dumby terms please I'm confused

anonymous · Answer

$$10{^6}\div 10{^2} = 10{^{6-2}} = 10{^4}$$
The other factors are 9.4 and 4.97.
$$(9.47\div 4.97) \times 10{^4} =...$$

anonymous · Answer

(Obviously I made a mistake there in 9.47, but that doesn't matter. The principle remains.)

anonymous · Answer

okay thank you