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Explain how to apply the laws of exponents when multiplying and dividing numbers written in scientific notation.

Explain how to apply the laws of exponents when multiplying and dividing numbers written in scientific notation.
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Explain how to apply the laws of exponents when multiplying and dividing numbers written in scientific notation.

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A number of scientific form would be 3.3 * 10^4

I we multiply this by 2 * 10^5 we add the exponents in the normal way

3.3 * 10^4 * 2 * 10^5 = 6.6 * 10(5+4) = 6.6 * 10^9

Division 6.6 * 10^9 / 3.3 * 10^4 = 2 * 10(9-4) = 2 * 10^5
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