Question

(3.8 x 10 ^ -6) x (2.37 x 10 ^ -3) Enter the answer in science notification

Answer 1

Multiply the coefficients and the powers of 10 with each other:

$(3.8 \times 10^{-6}) \times (2.37 \times 10^{-3}) = (3.8\times2.37) \times (10^{-6} \times10^{-3})$

The numeric part simply yields

$3.8\times2.37 = 9.006$

As for the powers of 10, you have to add the exponents, using the rule

$a^b \times a^c = a^{b+c}$

So, we have

$10^{-6} \times10^{-3} = 10^{-6-3} = 10^{-9}$

So, the final answer is

$9.006\times 10^{-9}$