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And here's your shmoop du jour...

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What is 1.2 times 10 to the fifth over 2.4 times 10 to the 8th?

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Here are the potential options...

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You're probably reaching for your calculator right now, but no calculator necessary here.

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In order to solve this unholy mess of numbers,

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we need to split it into its parts: 1.2 divided by 2.4 is 0.5.

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Our exponent rules tell us that dividing numbers with exponents

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means subtracting the exponents themselves.

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5 - 8 = -3 and we have 0.5 times 10 to the negative third.

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0.5 times 10 to the negative third is equal to zero-point-zero-zero-zero-five...

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...so (A) is the correct answer.

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