Question

What is the quotient of 8x10^24 / 2x10^18 in scientific notation?

Answer 1

To solve this problem you must apply the proccedure shown below:

1. You have the following expression given in the problem:

$\frac{(8)(10^{24})}{(2)(10^{18})}$

2. First, you must divide the coefficients ($\frac{8}{2}=4$) and then, you must divide  the power of 10, to do this you must substract the exponents 24 and 18 ($24-18=6$). Therefore, you obtain the following result:

$\frac{(8)(10^{24})}{(2)(10^{18})}=(4)(10^{6})$

The answer is: $(4)(10^{6})$