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What is greater, 7/9, or 7.81 times 10 to the 1 power?

User Stokes
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7.81 times ten to the first power is greater because 7/9 is equal to .777777 repeating while 7.81 times ten to the first is equal to 78.1
User Maikon
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Well:

7.81*10^1=7.81*10=78.1

Since
(7)/(9) is less than 1,
7.81*10^(1) is larger.
User Fardin
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