What is the quotient?

(3.78×109)÷14,000

Enter your answer in the box in scientific notation.

Question

What is the quotient?

(3.78×109)÷14,000

Enter your answer in the box in scientific notation.

welshfella · Answer

use your calculator
perform the multiplication first 
then divide by 14,000

foxflame2130 · Answer

okay

welshfella · Answer

Oh  is the number in the parentheses supposed to be in scientific notation  ( is 109 = 10 to the power 9?)

foxflame2130 · Answer

to the power of

welshfella · Answer

OK well do as i indicated and see what you get 

10 to the power 9 should be written as 10^9

foxflame2130 · Answer

270000

welshfella · Answer

thats correct
Now do you know how to convert that to scientific form?

foxflame2130 · Answer

nope

welshfella · Answer

scientific form  is  
N * 10^n

where N is a number between 1 and 10 ( not including 10) and n is an integer

welshfella · Answer

To find these 2 numbers for  this value we count digits as below Imagine there is a decimal point after the 270000:-
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