Multiply and Divide Scientific Notation

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What is scientific notation?

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A way of expressing numbers that are too large or too small to be conveniently written in decimal form, using the format a × 10^n, where 1 ≤ a < 10 and n is an integer.

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How do you multiply numbers in scientific notation?

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Multiply the coefficients (the numbers in front) and add the exponents of the powers of ten.

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How do you divide numbers in scientific notation?

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Divide the coefficients and subtract the exponent of the denominator from the exponent of the numerator.

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What is the result of (9.6×10^-8) ÷ (2×10^-15)?

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4.8×10^7

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What is the result of (3.9×10^20) ÷ (1×10^14)?

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3.9×10^6

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What happens to the exponent when you divide in scientific notation?

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You subtract the exponent of the denominator from the exponent of the numerator.

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If you subtract from your exponent of 10, you move your decimal to the ...?

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Right

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What is the coefficient in the scientific notation 4.5 × 10^3?

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4.5

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What is the exponent in the scientific notation 2.3 × 10^-4?

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-4

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How do you convert 0.00056 into scientific notation?

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5.6 × 10^-4