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About how many times larger is 8.75 x 10-2 than 4.35 x 10-47 20 times 50 times 100 times 200 times

User Fiacc
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Let:

k = scale factor:


k\cdot4.35*10^(-4)=8.75*10^(-2)

Solve for k:


\begin{gathered} k=(8.75*10^(-2))/(4.35*10^(-4)) \\ k\approx200 \end{gathered}

answer:

200 times

User Vladzaba
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