document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=80917>Question 80917</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I simplify this and express in scientific notation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The ratio 35,960,000 miles : 3,664,000,000 miles, the ratio of the distance of the sum from Mercury to its distance from Pluto\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #58056 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><B>checkley75(3666)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley75><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=58056\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 35,960,000=3.596*10^7 THIS SAYS THE DECIMAL POINT WAS MOVED 7 PLACES TO THE LEFT.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3,664,000,000=3.664*10^9 MOVED THE DECIMAL 6 PLACES TO THE LEFT.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now we divide the numbers & subtract the exponents (7-9)=2. the -9 is due to it being in the denominator. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.596*10^7/3.664*10^9<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".9814*10^-2 or <BR>\n" );
document.write( "9.814*10^-3 the answer. </SPAN>\n" );
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