Basic
Algebra: One Step at a Time. Pages
227 -234: #19, 21, 22
Dr. Robert J. Rapalje
Seminole State College of Florida
Sanford, FL 32773
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19.
Solution:
First convert
numerator and denominator to scientific notation:

Divide the numbers,
and subtract the exponents:



Final Answer: 
21.
Solution:
First convert
numerator and denominator to scientific notation:

Divide the numbers,
and subtract the exponents:




This is NOT the
final answer, since the number
is
not between 1 and 10!

Final Answer: 
22.
Solution:
First convert
numerator and denominator to scientific notation:

Divide the numbers,
and subtract the exponents:




This is NOT the
final answer, since the number
is
not between 1 and 10!

Final Answer:
or
