document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=26274>Question 26274</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1*10^3/4*10^7 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #14196 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><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=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=14196\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i hope you mean <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2A10%5E3%29%2F%284%2A10%5E7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2A10%5E3%29%2F%284%2A10%5E7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/4 is 0.25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "with division, powers subtract, so 3-7 is -4... so we get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.25x10%5E%28-4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.25x10%5E%28-4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Now we tend to write the absissa ( the number before the powers of 10) as a number between 1 and 9.999999999999, so we get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2.5x10%5E%28-5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2.5x10%5E%28-5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jon. </SPAN>\n" );
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