To solve 3.45 x 10⁹, you have to move the decimal point of 3.45 nine times to the right(---->). Once you do that, you get 3450000000. To solve 0.5 x 10⁴, you have to move the decimal point of 0.5 four times to the right. That equals 5,000. Now the final question is: How many times bigger is 3450000000 than 5,000. So, you divide 3450000000 by 5,000. That equals 690000.
