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Gary has a brother and a sister in college. He traveled 1.6 × 10 to the 2nd power miles to visit his

sister. He traveled 3.2 x 10 to the 3rd power miles to visit his brother. The distance Gary
traveled to visit his brother is how many times as much as the distance Gary
traveled to visit his sister? (Hint: "how many times as much" → the greater distance goes on top)

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Answer:

20 times as much.

Explanation:

1.6 x 10^2 = 160

3.2 x 10^3 = 3200

3200 ÷ 160 = 20

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