Answer
$3\times 10^{24}.$
Work Step by Step
By subtracting the exponents and dividing the like terms, we have
$$
\frac{4.5 \times 10^{16}}{1.5\times 10^{-8}}= \frac{4.5 }{1.5 }\times 10^{16-(-8)}\\ =3\times 10^{24}.
$$
Elementary Technical Mathematics
by Nelson, Robert; Eren, Dale;
Published by
Brooks Cole
ISBN 10:
1285199197
ISBN 13:
978-1-28519-919-1
Chapter 2 - Section 2.6 - Scientific Notation - Exercises - Page 127: 61
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