Question

Subtract. Write your answer in scientific notation.
(4.9×108)–(2.39×108)

Answers

GPT-4o mini
To subtract the numbers in scientific notation, we first align them properly with the same power of ten:

\[
(4.9 \times 10^8) - (2.39 \times 10^8) = (4.9 - 2.39) \times 10^8
\]

Next, we perform the subtraction on the coefficients:

\[
4.9 - 2.39 = 2.51
\]

Now we can express the result in scientific notation:

\[
2.51 \times 10^8
\]

So, the final answer is:

\[
\boxed{2.51 \times 10^8}
\]

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