Answer:
[tex]\boxed{2.7 \times 10^{3}}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
[tex]\dfrac{4 \times 10^{9}}{1.5 \times 10^{6}}[/tex]
1. Divide the coefficients and the exponentials separately
[tex]\dfrac{4 \times 10^{9}}{1.5 \times 10^{6}} = \dfrac{4}{1.5} \times \dfrac{10^{9}}{10^{6}}[/tex]
2. Divide the coefficients
[tex]\dfrac{4}{1.5} \approx 2.7[/tex]
3. Divide the exponential terms
Subtract the exponent in the denominator from the exponent in the numerator.
[tex]\dfrac{10^{9}}{10^{6}} = 10^{(9 - 6)} = 10 ^{3}[/tex]
4. Rejoin the new coefficient and the new exponential
[tex]\dfrac{4 \times 10^{9}}{1.5 \times 10^{6}} \approx \boxed{\mathbf{2.7 \times 10^{3}}}[/tex]
