Question

Malawi exports approximately 1 × 10 3 metric tons of coffee per year, and Venezuela exports approximately 3 × 10 4 metric tons of coffee per year. Approximately how many times greater is Venezuela's coffee export amount than Malawi's?

Answer 1

Venezuela's export of coffee is 30 times greater than Malawi's.

Explanation:

Malawi's exports = 1 × 10³ = = 1 × (10 × 10 × 10) = 1 × 1000 = 1000 metric tons

Venezuela's exports = 3 × 10⁴ = 3 × (10 × 10 × 10 × 10) = 1 × 10,000 = 30,000 metric tons

To find by how many times greater is Venezuela's coffee export amount than Malawi's, we will divide the former by the later.

`(Venezuels's\ export)/(Malawi's\ export) = (30,000)/(1000) = 30`

Therefore, Venezuela's export of coffee is 30 times greater than Malawi's.