Question

Wyoming's population is 5x10(to the power of 5) While Colorado's population is 5,000,000. How can you complete this sentence? Wyoming's population is ____ times Colorado's.

A. 5
B. 10
C. 0.1
D. 1

Answer 1

Wyoming’s population is equals to:
=> 5 x 10^5
Colorado’s population is equals to
=> 5 000 000
Now, we need to find the answer which population is greater. First, let’s solve the Wyoming’s population:
=> 5 x 10^5
=> 5 x (10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10)
=> 5 x 100 000
=> 500 000
=> Colorado vs Wyoming = 5 000 000 vs 500 000
Thus, Wyoming population is 0.1 times the population of Colorado.
=> 5 000 000 x 0.1 = 500 000