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When you’re learning about scientific notation, you’ll probably come across a division question sooner or later. Fortunately, since numbers with the same base can be divided easily, dividing scientific notation only takes a few extra steps. In this article, we’ll walk you through dividing scientific notation and give you some helpful examples along the way.
Things You Should Know
- Divide the whole numbers, then use the rule of exponents to divide the bases.
- If the new coefficient is a whole number, multiply the number by the new power of 10 to get your solution.
- If the new coefficient is not a whole number, convert it to scientific notation before multiplying it by the new power of 10.
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References
- ↑ https://janus.astro.umd.edu/astro/scinote/help.html
- ↑ https://www.edinformatics.com/math_science/division-in-scientific-notation.html
- ↑ https://flexbooks.ck12.org/cbook/ck-12-interactive-middle-school-math-8-for-ccss/section/9.8/primary/lesson/multiplying-dividing-numbers-in-scientific-notation-msm8-ccss/
- ↑ https://www.edinformatics.com/math_science/division-in-scientific-notation.html
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