What is the value of the expression All of 4.8 multiplied by 10 to the power 9 over all of 1.6 multiplied by 10 to the power 3?

A: 3.0 x 10^6
B: 3.0 x 10^12
C: 3.2 x 10^8
D: 3.2 x 10^12

I think the answer is D though I'm not really that confident in my answer. Please tell me if it is wrong, Thank you.

odd how you couldn't just write your numbers in the usual notation.

4.8x10^9 / 1.6x10^3 = 4.8/1.6 x 10^9/10^3 = 3.0x10^6

Thank you @Steve

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To determine the value of the expression, you need to simplify it by performing the multiplication and division of the given numbers with their respective powers of 10.

Starting with the numerator: 4.8 multiplied by 10 to the power 9. When you multiply a decimal number by a power of 10, you move the decimal point to the right by the number of places indicated by the exponent. So, 4.8 multiplied by 10 to the power 9 becomes 4.8 with the decimal point moved 9 places to the right, resulting in 48,000,000,000.

Moving on to the denominator: 1.6 multiplied by 10 to the power 3. Following the same principle, 1.6 multiplied by 10 to the power 3 becomes 1.6 with the decimal point moved 3 places to the right, resulting in 1,600.

Now that the expression is simplified, we can calculate the result by dividing the numerator (48,000,000,000) by the denominator (1,600).

48,000,000,000 รท 1,600 = 30,000,000

So, the value of the expression is 30,000,000, which can be written in scientific notation as 3.0 x 10^7.

The answer choices provided in your question are not in the same scientific notation format, but we can see that option A (3.0 x 10^6) is closest to the correct answer. Thus, your initial choice of option D (3.2 x 10^12) is incorrect, and the correct answer is A: 3.0 x 10^6.

I hope this explanation helps! Let me know if you have any further questions.