How do you simplify $\frac{- 6 \times 10^{- 5}}{- 2 \times 10^{3}}$ $\frac { - 6\times 10^ { - 5} } { - 2\times 10^ { 3} }$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-04-10T00:12:49

$3$ $3$ x $10^{- 8}$ $10^-8$

Subtract the exponents,

$- 5 - 3 = - 8$ $-5-3=-8$

Divide the coefficients,

$\frac{- 6}{- 2} = 3$ $(-6)/-2=3$

So, $(- 6$ $(-6$ x $10^{- 5}$ $10^-5$ ) $/$ $/$ ( $- 2$ $-2$ x $10^{3}$ $10^3$ ) simplified is,

$3$ $3$ x $10^{- 8}$ $10^-8$

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