How do you simplify #(7.510^7)/(.1510^5)#?

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Answer 1 · 2017-02-13T18:35:13

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We can rewrite this expression as two rational expressions and evaluate each separately.

#(7.5*10^7)/(0.15*10^5)=7.5/0.15*10^7/10^5#

#7.5/0.15=50#

#10^7/10^5=10^(7-5)=10^2=100#

Bringing these two together we get:

#(7.5*10^7)/(0.15*10^5)=50*100=5,000#

How do you simplify #(7.5*10^7)/(.15*10^5)#?