what is 1.3 billion divided by 3 million?

Question

what is 1.3 billion divided by 3 million?

Answer 1

1,300,000,000

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       3,000,000

 

You may cancel zeros, so this is:

1,300

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       3

 

Notice that this produces one of those numbers that has a repeating fraction (so you must round or truncate or indicate repeating).

Answer 2

Convert the number to sceientific notation.  This makes is easier to divide.

(1.3 × 10⁹) / (3 × 10⁶)

 

 

When dividing such values in this form, we divide the constants and subtract the exponents of common bases.

 

0.4333333 × 10³

 

 

The constant has to be a number between 1 and 10 including 1.  So we move the decimal point on the constant 1 place to the right from its position, and subtract 1 from the exponent of base 10.

 

4.333333 × 10²