Basic Math Examples

$0.0056 \div 10^{- 5}$

Step 1

Rewrite the division as a fraction.

$\frac{0.0056}{10^{- 5}}$

Step 2

Move $10^{- 5}$ to the numerator using the negative exponent rule $\frac{1}{b^{- n}} = b^{n}$ .

$0.0056 \cdot 10^{5}$

Step 3

Move the decimal point in $0.0056$ to the right by $3$ places and decrease the power of $10^{5}$ by $3$ .

$5.6 \cdot 10^{2}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Scientific Notation:

$5.6 \cdot 10^{2}$

Expanded Form:

$560$