Divide 3.3 x 10^4 by 5.5x 10^7

Answer 1

To divide numbers expressed in scientific notation, we divide the base numbers and subtract the exponents.

So, dividing 3.3 x 10^4 by 5.5 x 10^7 would be:

(3.3 / 5.5) x 10^(4 - 7)
0.6 x 10^-3

However, since we want to write the result in scientific notation, we need to adjust the decimal point to have one digit before it.

So, 0.6 x 10^-3 becomes:

6 x 10^-4