Question

The approximate areas of Delaware and Washington, D.C. are listed below:

Delaware: 6.45 x 103 square kilometers
Washington, D.C.: 1.77 x 102 square kilometers
How many times larger is Delaware than Washington, D.C.? Write your answer in
standard notation, rounding to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

36.4

Explanation:

If you mean

Delaware: 6.45 x 10³ km²

Washington DC: 1.77 x 10² km²

Then divide the area for Delaware by the area for Washington DC:

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