Question

The area of the pacific ocean is approximatley 6.4x10^7 square miles. The area of the gulf of mexico is approximately 10^5 square miles. How many times greater is the area of the pacific ocean than the area of the gulf of mexico

Answer 1

640 times greater

Explanation:

Given the following

area of the pacific ocean = 6.4x10^7 square miles

area of the gulf of mexico = 10^5 square miles

Taking the ratio of the distances

pacific ocean/gulf of mexico = 6.4x10^7/10^5

pacific ocean/gulf of mexico = 6.4 * 10^2

pacific ocean/gulf of mexico =640

pacific ocean = 640gulf of mexico

Hence the area of the pacific ocean us 640 times greater than the area of the gulf of mexico