Question

A zookeeper weighed an African elephant to be 9 × 103 pounds and an African lion to be 4 × 102 pounds. How many times greater is the weight of the elephant than the weight of the lion? A. 2.25x 10 B. 5 C. 13x10 D. 3.6x10

Answer 1

2.25 x 10

Explanation:

In the above question, we were given :

The weight of the Elephant = 9 × 10³ pounds

The weight of the African Lion = 4 × 10² pounds

We would compare both weights to determine which size is bigger

Weight of Elephant : Weight of Lion

9× 10³ : 4 × 10²

= 9 × 10³/4 × 10²

= 2.25 × 10¹

= 2.25 × 10

The weight of the elephant is 2.25 × 10 times greater than the weight of the lion.