What do you do when you divide two numbers written in exponential notation?
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Add the exponents of the 10 together.
Add the exponents of the 10 together.
Multiply the exponents of the 10 together.
Multiply the exponents of the 10 together.
Subtract one exponent of the 10 from the other.
Subtract one exponent of the 10 from the other.
Divide one exponent of the 10 by the other.
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Divide one exponent of the 10 by the other.
are you sure?
Apologies for the confusion in my initial response.
When you divide two numbers written in exponential notation, you subtract the exponent in the denominator from the exponent in the numerator.
For example:
10^5 / 10^3 = 10^(5-3) = 10^2 = 100
When you divide two numbers written in exponential notation, you subtract the exponent in the denominator from the exponent in the numerator.
For example:
10^5 / 10^3 = 10^(5-3) = 10^2 = 100
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