HELP NEEDED! (Giving points) How many times greater is 3.4 x 10^10 than 1.7 x 10^8? (Tried asking this before but copy and paste didn't come out right)

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asked Oct 6, 2021 93.4k views

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Darlyn · Answer 1 · 2021-10-11T01:26:45+0000

Hi there!

$\large\boxed{2* 10^(2) \text{ or } 200 \text{ times greater} }$

To solve, we can divide the two:

(3.4*10^(10) )/(1.7*10^(8) )

Divide the constants and the exponents. Use the division property of exponents:

$(3.4)/(1.7) = 2 \\\\(10^(10) )/(10^(8) ) = 10^(10-8) = 10^(2)$

Combine the two:

2 × 10² or 200