Question
Express you answer in scientific notation
4.6x10^6-2.7x10^5
4.6x10^6-2.7x10^5
Answers
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To perform the operation \( 4.6 \times 10^6 - 2.7 \times 10^5 \), we first need to express both numbers in the same power of ten.
We can rewrite \( 2.7 \times 10^5 \) in terms of \( 10^6 \):
\[
2.7 \times 10^5 = 0.27 \times 10^6
\]
Now, we can rewrite the expression:
\[
4.6 \times 10^6 - 0.27 \times 10^6
\]
Now we can combine the terms:
\[
(4.6 - 0.27) \times 10^6 = 4.33 \times 10^6
\]
Thus, the result in scientific notation is:
\[
4.33 \times 10^6
\]
We can rewrite \( 2.7 \times 10^5 \) in terms of \( 10^6 \):
\[
2.7 \times 10^5 = 0.27 \times 10^6
\]
Now, we can rewrite the expression:
\[
4.6 \times 10^6 - 0.27 \times 10^6
\]
Now we can combine the terms:
\[
(4.6 - 0.27) \times 10^6 = 4.33 \times 10^6
\]
Thus, the result in scientific notation is:
\[
4.33 \times 10^6
\]