SOLUTION: how do you simplify 9.5 x 10^9/5 x 10^12 then write it in scientific notation?

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Question 70447: how do you simplify 9.5 x 10^9/5 x 10^12 then write it in scientific notation?
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how do you simplify 9.5 x 10^9/5 x 10^12 then write it in scientific notation?
(9.5/5) x (10^9/10^12)
1.9 x 10^(9-12)
1.9 x 10^-3
If you have to have the right significant figures it would be 2 x 10^-3
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