Question

NYC iSchool has approximately 460 students and Beacon has approximately 1.6*10^3 students. How many times as much is the number of students at Beacon as the number of students at NYC iSchool? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

a. 3.5 times
b. 4.0 times
c. 3.3 times
d. 3.8 times

Answer 1

To find the difference in the number of students at Beacon and NYC iSchool, divide the number of students at Beacon by the number of students at NYC iSchool. The number of students at Beacon is approximately 3.5 times as much as the number of students at NYC iSchool.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many times as much the number of students at Beacon is compared to the number of students at NYC iSchool, we need to divide the number of students at Beacon by the number of students at NYC iSchool.

The number of students at Beacon is approximately 1.6 × 103, which is 1600 in standard form. The number of students at NYC iSchool is 460.

Therefore, the number of students at Beacon is approximately 1600/460 = 3.5 times as much as the number of students at NYC iSchool. So, the answer is a. 3.5 times.