Question

Divide:5.52 x 1031.2 x 105Write your answer in scientific notation. For example, you'd enter 2.3*10^4 for 2.3 x 104

Answer 1

The question can be solved as follows:

$\frac{5.52\times10^3}{1.2\times10^5}=\frac{5.52}{1.2}\times10^{-2}=4.6\times10^{-2}$

Hence the value of the given expression in scientific notation is expressed as:

$\frac{5.52\times10^3}{1.2\times10^5}=4.6\times10^{-2}$