Q. What is the quotient of 7.15×108 and 6.5×103 expressed in scientific notation?Answer:
Write Numbers in Scientific Notation: Write down the numbers in scientific notation that need to be divided. 7.15×108 (the dividend) and 6.5×103 (the divisor).
Divide Coefficients and Subtract Exponents: Divide the coefficients (the numbers in front of the powers of 10) and subtract the exponents.Divide 7.15 by 6.5 to get the coefficient for the quotient.7.15÷6.5=1.1 (rounded to two significant figures for simplicity).Subtract the exponent of the divisor (3) from the exponent of the dividend (8).8−3=5.
Write Result in Scientific Notation: Write the result in scientific notation.The coefficient is 1.1 and the exponent is 5.So, the quotient is 1.1×105.
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