Basic Math Examples

$\frac{3.2 \cdot 10^{12}}{1.6 \cdot 10^{- 4}}$

Step 1

Group coefficients together and exponents together to divide numbers in scientific notation.

$(\frac{3.2}{1.6}) (\frac{10^{12}}{10^{- 4}})$

Step 2

Divide $3.2$ by $1.6$ .

$2 \frac{10^{12}}{10^{- 4}}$

Step 3

Subtract the exponent from the denominator from the exponent of the numerator for the same base

$2 \cdot 10^{12 - 4 \cdot - 1}$

Step 4

Multiply $- 4$ by $- 1$ .

$2 \cdot 10^{12 + 4}$

Step 5

Add $12$ and $4$ .

$2 \cdot 10^{16}$