Question

The area of the Pacific Ocean is about 6.0061 x 10^7 square miles. The area of the Southern Ocean is about 7.8483 x 10^6 square miles. Approximately how many times larger is the area of the Pacific Ocean than that of the Southern Ocean?

Answer 1

7.653 larger

Explanation:

Pacific area/Southern area = (6.0061) * 10^7 / (7.8483) * 10^6

= 6.0061/ 7.8483 * 10^7/10^6

= 0.7653 * 10^(7-6)

= 0.7653 * 10^1

= 0.7653 * 10

= 7.653

Compared to the Southern Ocean, the Pacific Ocean is about 7.653 times larger.