Multiplying and Dividing with Scientific Notation

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What is scientific notation?

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A way to express very large or very small numbers using powers of ten. It is written in the form a × 10^n, where 1 ≤ a < 10 and n is an integer.

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Which of the following is correctly written in scientific notation? 92.10 × 10^{-6}, 1.284 × 10^8, 0.93 × 10^4, 482 × 10^{12}

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1.284 × 10^8

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What do you do to your exponents when you are multiplying in scientific notation?

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Add the exponents.

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Multiply: (9.6 × 10^3)(6.7 × 10^2)

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6.432 × 10^6

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Multiply: (1.1 × 10^5)(7 × 10^2)

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7.7 × 10^7

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Divide: (1.2 × 10^8) / (4 × 10^3)

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3 × 10^4

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What is the product of 2.5 × 10^3 and 4 × 10^2?

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1.0 × 10^6

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What is the quotient of 5.0 × 10^6 and 2.0 × 10^2?

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2.5 × 10^4

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How do you convert 0.00045 into scientific notation?

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4.5 × 10^{-4}

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What is the result of multiplying (3 × 10^4) by (2 × 10^3)?

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6 × 10^7