Solve 3*10^8/2.42=

$$3 \times \frac{ { 10 }^{ 8 } }{ 2.42 } =$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{15000000000}{121}\approx 123966942.148760331$$

Solution Steps

Calculate 10 to the power of 8 and get 100000000.

$$3\times \frac{100000000}{2.42}$$

Expand \frac{100000000}{2.42} by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 100.

$$3\times \frac{10000000000}{242}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{10000000000}{242} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$3\times \frac{5000000000}{121}$$

Express 3\times \frac{5000000000}{121} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{3\times 5000000000}{121}$$

Multiply 3 and 5000000000 to get 15000000000.

$$\frac{15000000000}{121}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 \cdot 2 ^ {9} \cdot 5 ^ {10}}{11 ^ {2}} = 123966942\frac{18}{121} = 123966942.14876033$$