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How many times larger is 2 x 10^2 is 2 x 10^8?

How many times larger is 2 x 10^2 is 2 x 10^8?-example-1
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You must calculate the quotient:


(2*10^8):(2*10^2)=(2*10^8)/(2*10^2)=(2)/(2)*10^(8-2)=1*10^6=1,000,000\\\\Answer:\ \boxed{\text{One million times larger}}

User Piotr Zurek
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Answer:

10^6 or 1,000,000 (1 million) times larger

Explanation:

How many times larger means take the larger number and divide by the smaller number

2 * 10^8

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2 * 10 ^2

When we divide powers of 10

We divide the numbers out front and subtract the power of 10

2/2 * 10^(8-2)

1 * 10^ 6

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