Evaluate Using Scientific Notation (2.85*10^6)/30000

$\frac{2.85 \cdot 10^{6}}{30000}$

Step 1

Divide using scientific notation.

Group coefficients together and exponents together to divide numbers in scientific notation.

$(\frac{2.85}{30000}) (\frac{10^{6}}{1})$

Divide $2.85$ by $30000$ .

$0.000095 \frac{10^{6}}{1}$

Divide $10^{6}$ by $1$ .

$0.000095 \cdot 10^{6}$

Step 2

Move the decimal point in $0.000095$ to the right by $5$ places and decrease the power of $10^{6}$ by $5$ .

$9.5 \cdot 10^{1}$