Evaluate Using Scientific Notation (5.410^12)/(1.210^3)

$\frac{5.4 \cdot 10^{12}}{1.2 \cdot 10^{3}}$

Step 1

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

$(\frac{5.4}{1.2}) (\frac{10^{12}}{10^{3}})$

Step 2

Divide $5.4$ by $1.2$ .

$4.5 \frac{10^{12}}{10^{3}}$

Step 3

Subtract the exponent from the denominator from the exponent of the numerator for the same base

$4.5 \cdot 10^{12 + 3 \cdot - 1}$

Step 4

Multiply $3$ by $- 1$ .

$4.5 \cdot 10^{12 - 3}$

Step 5

Subtract $3$ from $12$ .

$4.5 \cdot 10^{9}$

Evaluate Using Scientific Notation (5.4*10^12)/(1.2*10^3)