Let's see how to multiple two numbers together that are in exponential notation.

Suppose we have: 2.0 x 102 * 3.0x103

First we multiply 2 x 3 to get 6.

Next we need to multiply 102 x 103. To do this we simply add the exponents!

So 2.0 x 102 * 3.0x103 = 6.0 x 105


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