Answer :

The quotient of 3.12 × 10⁸ and 2.6 × 10⁵ is 1.2 × 10².

What is quotient?

A quotient in mathematics is the amount created by dividing two numbers. The term "quotient" is used frequently in mathematics and is sometimes known as the integer portion of a division, a fraction, or a ratio.

Given numbers are 3.12 × 10⁸ and 2.6 × 10⁵.

Now divides 3.12 × 10⁸  by 2.6 × 10⁵:

(3.12 × 10⁸)/(2.6 × 10⁵)

Break the number into two fractions:

= (3.12/2.6) × (10⁸/10⁵)

Applying formula a^m/a^n = a^(m-n):

= (3.12/2.6) × (10⁸⁻⁵)

= 1.2 × 10³

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