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Why is it much more obvious? I would probably understand if I knew how you went about solving the problem. I am quite curious as to your thought process! My th
by zackattack 17y ago
Why is it much more obvious? I would probably understand if I knew how you went about solving the problem. I am quite curious as to your thought process!
My thought process involved these components:
1. Remembering heuristics for proportions.
2. Remembering that Million -> billion -> trillion
3. Knowing that 1000 million = 1 billion
4. Knowing that 1000 billion = 1 trillion
5. Knowing that 1000 * 1000 = 1 million
- smanek 17y agoDividing numbers with exponents is simple - you just subtract. A^B / A^C = A^(B-C) This is an obvious result of the rules of arithmetic. To use a concrete example: A^3/A^2 = A because A^3 is A x A x A divided by A^2 is A x A, then the two A's on the bottom cancel out with two of the A's on the top - leaving only one A on the top.
- zackattack 17y agoYou didn't read my post. For what it's worth, I know how to divide with exponents. I'm curious why you think converting to exponents in the first place is so much more obvious.