Question

a tiny area on a computer chip measures 2.3x10-3 mm by 1.7x 10-4 mmabout how many times longer is the longer dimension than the shorter dimension

Answer 1

To find out how many times longer the longer part is than the shorter one we divide the longer by the shorter:

`(2.3*10^(-3))/(1.7*10^(-4))=1.35*10=13.5`

Therefore, the longer part is appoximately 13.5 times longer than the shorter one.