Question

Leif knows that the land area of the United States is approximately 9 x 10^6 square kilometers. He is traveling to Norway to visit her grandfather. He knows the land area of Norway is approximately 3 x 10^4 square kilometers. About how many times greater is the land area of the United States than that of Norway

A.3
B.30
C.300
D.3000
Work must be shown

Answer 1

Option C.300

Explanation:

we know that

To find out how many times greater is the land area of the United States than that of Norway, divide the area of the United States by the area of the Norway

so

`(9*10^6)/(3*10^4)`

Remember that

To divide exponents (or powers) with the same base, subtract the exponents

so

`(9*10^6)/(3*10^4)=((9)/(3))*(10^(6-4) )=3*10^2=300`