Question

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

Answer 1

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