Question

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)

Answer 1

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