Question

Divide the quantity forty-eight times ten to the eighteenth divided by the quantity four times ten to the fourth. Express the answer in scientific notation.

Answer 1

@henpen

Answer 2

Scientific notation problems you want to break it up to make it easier.
You have your coefficients and your "10^n"s. Move all your 10^s to the numerator.

So rewrite this as:
48/4 * 10^18 * 10^-4

So 48/4 = 12.
And 18+(-4) = 14

So your answer is 12 x 10^14

Answer 3

\[\frac{48*10^{18}}{4*10^4}=\frac{48}{4}*\frac{10^{18}}{10^4}\]
Use\[a^b/a^c=a^{b-c}\]