SOLUTION: how many times larger is 7 x 10^8 than 1 x 10^7? x=times/multiply

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Question 1109733: how many times larger is 7 x 10^8 than 1 x 10^7?
x=times/multiply
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, Edwin McCravy:
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
how many times is larger 7 x 10^8 than 1 x 10^7?
x=times/multiply
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Use * (Shift 8) for multiply, not x.
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how many times is larger 7 x 10^8 than 1 x 10^7?
Question makes no sense.
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If you mean:
how many times larger is 7*10^8 than 1*10^7?
e format saves typing
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how many times larger is 7e8 than 1e7?
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7e8/1e7 = 7e1 = 7*10^1 = 70
It's 70 times as large ---> 69 times larger.
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Close call on the others.
You almost had to learn something, but you got the "answers" (tho they're wrong) and you can move on and not learn the next lesson.


Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Here are all those you posted:

how many times larger is 7 x 10^8 than 1 x 10^7? 
Divide the first by the second:

how many times larger is 4 x 10^8 than 2 x 10^5? 
Divide the first by the second:

how many times larger is 1 x 10^1 than 5 x 10^8? 
It's not larger!  It's smaller!  Maybe you meant

how many times larger is 5 x 10^8 than 1 x 10^1? 
Divide the first by the second:

how many times is larger 3 x 10^5 than 1 x 10^4? 
Divide the first by the second:










Edwin
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