Solve 6*10^-8/-0.004

$$\frac{ 6 \times { 10 }^{ -8 } }{ -0.004 }$$

Evaluate

$$-0.000015$$

Solution Steps

Calculate 10 to the power of -8 and get \frac{1}{100000000}.

$$\frac{6\times \frac{1}{100000000}}{-0.004}$$

Multiply 6 and \frac{1}{100000000} to get \frac{3}{50000000}.

$$\frac{\frac{3}{50000000}}{-0.004}$$

Express \frac{\frac{3}{50000000}}{-0.004} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{3}{50000000\left(-0.004\right)}$$

Multiply 50000000 and -0.004 to get -200000.

$$\frac{3}{-200000}$$

Fraction \frac{3}{-200000} can be rewritten as -\frac{3}{200000} by extracting the negative sign.

$$-\frac{3}{200000}$$

Factor

$$-0.000015$$