How do you divide \frac { 0.8\times 10^ { - 7} } { 4\times 10^ { - 4} }?

2 Answers
Aug 31, 2017

2 * 10^-4

Explanation:

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Aug 31, 2017

2xx10^(-4)

Explanation:

(color(red)(0.8xx10^(-7)))/(color(green)(4xx10^(-4)))

This is the same as color(red)((0.8color(green)(xx10^4))/(color(green)(4)xx10^7))

Which is also the same as (8xx10^3)/(4xx10^7)

This is the same as 2xx10^(3-7)" "=" "2xx10^(-4)