Question

The populations of two towns, town A and town B, are being compared. The population of town A is 4 × 10^4 and the population of B is 2 × 10^5. How many times greater is the population of town B than town A?

A) 0.2
B) 0.5
C) 2
D) 5

Answer 1

(2 × 10⁵)/(4 × 10⁴) = 0.5

The correct answer is B.

Answer 2

The population of town B is 5 times greater than the population of town A.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many times greater the population of town B is compared to town A, we can divide the population of town B by the population of town A:

Population of town B / Population of town A = (2 x 10^5) / (4 x 10^4)

Simplifying this expression, we get:

(2 x 10^5) / (4 x 10^4) = 5

The population of town B is 5 times greater than the population of town A. Therefore, the correct answer is D) 5.