In this problem, you will practice added, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing numbers written in scientific notation. For each part, use the following numbers.

Question

3.2 x 10^4, 1.95 x 10^6, 8.03 x 10^-8, 2.56 x 10^-2, 4.82 x 10^12
Choose two scientific numbers from the list and divide them. Show your work.

Answer 1

Let's choose 1.95 x 10^6 and 4.82 x 10^12.

To divide these two numbers, we need to divide their coefficients and subtract their exponents.

The coefficient of 1.95 x 10^6 is 1.95 and the coefficient of 4.82 x 10^12 is 4.82.

Dividing 1.95 by 4.82, we get 0.404979.

The exponent of 1.95 x 10^6 is 6 and the exponent of 4.82 x 10^12 is 12.

Subtracting 6 from 12, we get 6.

Therefore, 1.95 x 10^6 divided by 4.82 x 10^12 equals 0.404979 x 10^6, which can be simplified to 4.04979 x 10^5.