Question

Find the quotient. Write your answer in scientific notation, (3.6 x 10 to the power of 7) divided by (7.2 times 10 to the 7)

Answer 1

Given:

The given expression is:

$\dfrac{3.6\times 10^7}{7.2\times 10^7}$

To find:

The value of the quotient.

Solution:

We have,

$\dfrac{3.6\times 10^7}{7.2\times 10^7}$

It can written as:

$=\dfrac{3.6}{7.2}\times \dfrac{10^7}{10^7}$

$=\dfrac{1}{2}\times 1$

$=0.5$

It can be rewritten as:

$=5\times \dfrac{1}{10}$

$=5\times 10^{-1}$

Therefore, the value of the quotient is $5\times 10^{-1}$.