SOLUTION: 8.38 x 10^7 feet - 5.84 x 10^7 feet

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Question 37414: 8.38 x 10^7 feet - 5.84 x 10^7 feet
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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8.38 x 10^7 feet - 5.84 x 10^7 feet =
2.54 x 10^7 feet
Leave the powers of ten alone and merely subtract the decimals. Of course you have to be sure that your answer is in proper scientific notation, which it is...