Subtract 4.66×10^−5−7.34×10^−7 (1 point) Responses −4.5866×10^−5 negative 4.5866 times 10 superscript negative 5 baseline 4.5866×10^−5 4.5866 times 10 superscript negative 5 baseline 2.68×10^2 2.68 times 10 squared −2.68×10^2

Answer 1

To perform the subtraction \(4.66 \times 10^{-5} - 7.34 \times 10^{-7}\), we first need to express both numbers in terms of the same exponent.

1. Convert \(7.34 \times 10^{-7}\) to an equivalent form with \(10^{-5}\): \[ 7.34 \times 10^{-7} = 0.0734 \times 10^{-5} \]

2. Now we can rewrite the subtraction: \[ 4.66 \times 10^{-5} - 0.0734 \times 10^{-5} = (4.66 - 0.0734) \times 10^{-5} \]

3. Perform the subtraction: \[ 4.66 - 0.0734 = 4.5866 \]

4. Finally, we write the result: \[ 4.5866 \times 10^{-5} \]

So, the answer is: 4.5866 × 10^{-5}.