Answer:
5.9 × 10⁻¹⁶
Step-by-step explanation:
To solve this, you need to convert one of the two numbers to the same power of ten as the other. We can do that by multiplying the first number by 10:
6.7 × 10⁻¹⁶ - 8.2 × 10⁻¹⁷
= 67× 10⁻¹⁷ - 8.2 × 10⁻¹⁷
= (67 - 8.2) × 10⁻¹⁷
= 58.8 × 10⁻¹⁷
= 5.9 × 10⁻¹⁶
Note that we're rounding to the nearest tenth, as the original numbers given were as well.
Here, what we want to find is the lowest number of bottles / soaps while having the total inventory used. As we want the number of bottles and soaps to fit perfectly, we have to find a common divisor of 48 and 64. In addition, since we want the maximum number of baskets, we want to find the highest common divisor of the two numbers. Using a little guess and check, we can find 16 baskets as our answer. To have the same number of soaps and lotions in each, we have 48/16= 3 soaps per basket and 64/16=4 lotions per basket.
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