How do you simplify #\frac { 9.3\times 10^ { 7} } { 4.8\times 10^ { 8} }#?

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MeneerNask
Mar 27, 2017

You may rewrite as #9.3/4.8xx10^7/10^8#

Explanation:

#=9.3/4.8xxcancel(10^7)/(10xxcancel(10^7))# or #=9.3/4.8xx10^(7-8)#

#=1.94xx1/10=0.194~~0.19#

If you want to do this algebraically:

#9.3/4.8xx1/10=93/48xx1/10=(31xxcancel3)/(16xxcancel3)xx1/10=31/160#

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