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Mike is about 1.6 meters tall. A rock is about 2.3 x 10-² meters tall.

About how many times shorter is the rock compared to Mike?

A.1,400
B.700
C.140
D.70

User Yan Yi
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10^-2 is 0.01
2.3 x 0.01 is 0.023m
1.6/0.023 is 69.56
about 70
User Chux
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Answer:

The answer to the equation should be C

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