In the biology lab of "Jefferson" High School there are 0.037*10^5 germs, equally divided among 148000*10^(-3) Petri dishes. How many germs live happily in a single dish?  Choose one
A) 10 B) 25 C) 35 D) 40 E) 55

Rationale: "0.037 * 10 ^ 5 can be written as 3700 148000 * 10 ^ ( - 3 ) can be written as 148 required = 3700 / 148 = 25 answer : b"
Answer: B