How do i multiply two scientific notations

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How do i multiply two scientific notations?

Guest Nov 7, 2014

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Multiply the number times the number, add the exponents of 10 together.

For example: (3 x 10^7) x (5 x 10^6) = (3 x 5) x (10^7 x 10^6) = 15 x 10^13 = 1.5 x 10^14

geno3141 Nov 7, 2014

geno3141 · Answer 1 · 2014-11-07T12:26:41

Multiply the number times the number, add the exponents of 10 together.

For example: (3 x 10^7) x (5 x 10^6) = (3 x 5) x (10^7 x 10^6) = 15 x 10^13 = 1.5 x 10^14