document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=160064>Question 160064</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i seem to have forgotten everything i knew about calculations with numbers expressed as powers of 10.   ie:  the difference between 6.022x10 to the power of 23 and 6.24 times 10 to the power of 25.  help    bob   74 yrs old   8 yrs of college  curses </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #118056 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=118056\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 6.24x10^25 is the same as 624x10^23\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "with the orders of magnitude (exponents of 10) the same, you can just add or subtract\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(624-6)x10^23 </SPAN>\n" );
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