Carry Out the Indicated Operation and Give Your Answer with the Specified

question 212

Multiple Choice

Carry out the indicated operation and give your answer with the specified number of significant digits.
- $\left( 8.6 \times 10 ^ { 4 } \right) \div \left( 1.4 \times 10 ^ { - 4 } \right) ; 2$ significant digits

• A) \(6.1 \times 10 ^ { 0 }\)
• B) \(6.14 \times 10 ^ { 8 }\)
• C) \(6 \times 10 ^ { 8 }\)
• D) \(6.1 \times 10 ^ { 8 }\)

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