Question

How many times larger ? Is 1.815x10^3 and 4.975x10^12??????

Answer 1

4975000000000-1815=4974999998185

Answer 2

For this case we have the following data:

Debt in September 2015:
`1.815 * 10^(13)`

Debt in September 2005:
`4.975 * 10^(12)`

The debt in September 2015 can be rewritten as follows:

`18.15 * 10^(12)`

In this way, we divide the 2015 debt between the 2005 debt, obtaining:

`( 18.15 * 10^(12))/( 4.975 * 10^(12) )=3.65`

Thus, the 2015 debt is 3.65 times larger than the 2005 debt.

Answer:

3.65 times larger