document.write( "Question 1154534: I need help with this question. The subtraction sign in the middle confuses me. Not sure if I need to multiply or subtract. Thank you!\r
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(2.053    x    10^4) - (7.956   x   10^3)\r\n" );
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document.write( "The power of 10 tells you how many places to move the decimal.\r\n" );
document.write( "If it is a positive number, move the decimal right. If it is a\r\n" );
document.write( "negative number, move it left.\r\n" );
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document.write( "(2.053    x    10^4) - (7.956   x   10^3)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Move the decimal of 2.053 4 places right and get 20530 because 10 is to the 4th\r\n" );
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document.write( "Move the decimal of 7.956 3 places right and get 7956 because 10 is to the 3rd\r\n" );
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document.write( "So we subtract: 20530-7956 = 12574.\r\n" );
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document.write( "This is 1.2574  x  10^4 because you have to move the decimal 4 places\r\n" );
document.write( "to get 12574,\r\n" );
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