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1.2 Exercise 24

Avg difficulty 2.5

Perform the operations and write the answer in scientific notation.

  1. ⓐ ( −7.5× 10 8 )( 1.13× 10 −2 ) \left(−7.5 \times 10^{8}\right) \left(1.13 \times 10^{−2}\right)
  2. ⓑ ( 1.24× 10 11 )÷( 1.55× 10 18 ) \left(1.24 \times 10^{11}\right) \div \left(1.55 \times 10^{18}\right)
  3. ⓒ ( 3.72× 10 9 )( 8× 10 3 ) \left(3.72 \times 10^{9}\right) \left(8 \times 10^{3}\right)
  4. ⓓ ( 9.933× 10 23 )÷( −2.31× 10 17 ) \left(9.933 \times 10^{23}\right) \div \left(- 2.31 \times 10^{17}\right)
  5. ⓔ ( −6.04× 10 9 )( 7.3× 10 2 )( −2.81× 10 2 ) \left(−6.04 \times 10^{9}\right) \left(7.3 \times 10^{2}\right) \left(−2.81 \times 10^{2}\right)

OpenStax Algebra and Trigonometry 2e, 1.2 Exponents and Scientific Notation, exercise 24

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