Question

Subtract the following.Write your answer in standard notation. 15 - 1.3 * 10^-3

Answer 1

The Final Answer would be 14.9987.

Explanation:

Given:

`15-1.3* 10^-3`

We need to Subtract the above number.

Since the larger number is standard Notation form and smaller number is in Scientific notation form

So first we will convert the Scientific notation Number in standard Notation form we get;

`1.3* 10^-3 = 0.0013`

Now Subtracting the smaller Number from larger number we get;

`15-0.0013 = 14.9987`

Hence The Final Answer would be 14.9987.