Question

If a is a characteristic of a number 0.005798 and b is
a characteristic of the number 352.256, then value of a-b=​

Answer 1

Answer:

See below.

Step-by-step explanation:

The number 'a' could be written as,

$0.005798=5.798\times 10^{-3}$

Clearly, the characteristic is -3.

The number 'b' is,

$352.256=3.52256\times 10^{2}$

The characteristic is 2.

So,

$a-b=-3-2=-5$