Q. What is the quotient of 1.56×109 and 1.3×106 expressed in scientific notation?Answer:
Understand the problem: Understand the problem.We need to divide two numbers given in scientific notation.1.56×109 is the dividend, and 1.3×106 is the divisor.We will divide the coefficients (1.56 and 1.3) and subtract the exponents (9 and 6) to find the quotient in scientific notation.
Divide the coefficients: Divide the coefficients.Divide 1.56 by 1.3 to get the coefficient of the quotient.1.56÷1.3=1.2
Subtract the exponents: Subtract the exponents.Subtract the exponent of the divisor 6 from the exponent of the dividend 9.9−6=3
Combine the results: Combine the results to express the quotient in scientific notation.The coefficient is 1.2, and the difference of the exponents is 3.Therefore, the quotient in scientific notation is 1.2×103.
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