Subtract 4.66 x 10^-5 - 7.34 x 10^-7

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To subtract these numbers, we need to have the same exponent.

We can rewrite 4.66 x 10^-5 as 0.0000466 in standard decimal notation, and 7.34 x 10^-7 as 0.000000734.

Now we can subtract the numbers:

0.0000466 - 0.000000734 = 0.000045866

Converting this back to scientific notation, we get:

4.5866 x 10^-5