Mary stated that 2.01 x 10⁶ is less than 4.8 x 10⁴ because 2.01 is less than 4.8. what was mary's mistake ? SOMEONE HELP PLEASE

My account
Edit my Profile
Private messages
My favorites

Ask a Question
Questions
Tags
Categories
Ask a Question

Sdbbs asked Sep 6, 2022

454,142 views

29 votes

Mary stated that 2.01 x 10⁶ is less than 4.8 x 10⁴ because 2.01 is less than 4.8. what was mary's mistake ?

SOMEONE HELP PLEASE

Mathematics
high-school

Sdbbs asked Sep 6, 2022

by Sdbbs

3.2k points

0 Comments

Your comment on this question:

Email me at this address if a comment is added after mine:Email me if a comment is added after mine

Privacy: Your email address will only be used for sending these notifications.

Your answer

Email me at this address if my answer is selected or commented on:Email me if my answer is selected or commented on

Privacy: Your email address will only be used for sending these notifications.

1 Answer

19 votes

Answer:

Mary's mistake was that she didn't take into account of the power that 10 is raised to; since 2.01 is multiplied by 10 to the 6, it makes 2.01 bigger. You can also expand the number to check:

2 010 000 vs. 4800

Gila answered Sep 10, 2022

by Gila

2.9k points

0 Comments

Your comment on this answer:

Email me at this address if a comment is added after mine:Email me if a comment is added after mine

Privacy: Your email address will only be used for sending these notifications.

Ask a Question

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

1.6m questions

2.0m answers

0 Comments

Your comment on this question:

Your answer

1 Answer

0 Comments

Your comment on this answer:

Other Questions