Question

Jayla has a USB stick that transfers data at 2.4 x 10^9 bytes per second. Her modem transfers data at 1.2 x 10^7 bytes per second. Which statement is true?

A.There is no way to compare the transfer rates.

B.The transfer rate of the USB is 2 times the transfer rate of the Modem.

C.The transfer rate of the USB stick is 200 times the trasnfer rate of the modem

D.The transfer rate of the USB stick is 2,000 times the transfer rate of the modem

Answer 1

Answer: C.The transfer rate of the USB stick is 200 times the transfer rate of the modem .

Answer 2

`\cfrac{2.4*10^(9)}{1.2*10^(7)}=2*10^2=200`

C.The transfer rate of the USB stick is 200 times the trasnfer rate of the modem