Question

What are the steps to solve this problem?
0.000027 divided by 0.000009 =

Answer 1

you can plug the numbers into a calculator, or use scientific notation

Answer 2

multiply both sides by 1,000,000 (move the decimal over to the right 6 places)

Answer 3

\[0.000027=\frac{ 27 }{1000000 },.000009=\frac{ 9 }{1000000 }\]
0.000027/0.000009
\[=\frac{ 27 }{ 1000000 }*\frac{ 1000000 }{9 }=3\]
or \[\frac{ 27*10^{-6} }{9*10^{-6} }=3\]