How do you simplify #(5 times 10^8) /( 2 times 10^15)#? Prealgebra Exponents, Radicals and Scientific Notation Scientific Notation 1 Answer Shwetank Mauria Aug 2, 2016 #(5xx10^8)/(2xx10^15)=2.5xx10^(-7)# Explanation: #(5xx10^8)/(2xx10^15)# = #5/2xx10^8/10^15# Now using #a^m/a^n=a^(m-n)#, above can be reduced to = #5/2xx10^(8-15)# = #2.5xx10^(-7)# Answer link Related questions How do you write #7.0500xx10^-3 m^3# in standard form? How do you divide #(6.6 xx 10^-8) / (3.3 xx 10^-4)#? How to simplify #(7.87 times 10^-1)^-6 # in scientific notation? How do you write 66,793 in scientific notation? How do you write 0.00643 in scientific notation? How do you write #2.5xx10^7# in expanded form? How do you write 4, 300, 000 in scientific notation? At the start of 2012, the population of the United States was approximately 313,269,000. What is... How do you simplify #(0.4 times 10^-6)(0.7 times 10^-2)# and write the answer in scientific notation? How do you convert 150 to scientific notation? See all questions in Scientific Notation Impact of this question 2007 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License