Evaluate Using Scientific Notation (3.8*10^9)/400

$\frac{3.8 \cdot 10^{9}}{400}$

Step 1

Divide using scientific notation.

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

$(\frac{3.8}{400}) (\frac{10^{9}}{1})$

Divide $3.8$ by $400$ .

$0.0095 \frac{10^{9}}{1}$

Divide $10^{9}$ by $1$ .

$0.0095 \cdot 10^{9}$

Step 2

Move the decimal point in $0.0095$ to the right by $3$ places and decrease the power of $10^{9}$ by $3$ .

$9.5 \cdot 10^{6}$