SOLUTION: My probem 8.4x10^5 / 2.1x10^-4 Working this out I can do. 4x10^5-(-4) 4x10^9 power, My Question is where did the - come from after the ^5- As you work this problem out I wou

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Question 156131: My probem 8.4x10^5 / 2.1x10^-4 Working this out I can do.
4x10^5-(-4)
4x10^9 power, My Question is where did the - come from after the ^5-
As you work this problem out I would like to know where the - come from after the 5----------thank you.

Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
When you divide exponential terms of the same base, in this case 10, you subtract the exponents.

That's what you did.

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