SOLUTION: What is 4.1 x 10 to the power of 4 - 1 x 10 to the power of 3?

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Question 316029: What is 4.1 x 10 to the power of 4 - 1 x 10 to the power of 3?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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When you multiply by 10%5E4, you're basically going to move the decimal point 4 spots to the right. So .


Similarly, multiplying by 10%5E3 moves the decimal point to the right 3 spots. So . Note: -1 = -1.0


Altogether, we get


So