document.write( "Question 1154346: How many times larger is 9 x 10-8 than 3 x 10-12? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #776750 by Edwin McCravy(20060) You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r\n" ); document.write( "9 × 10-8\r\n" ); document.write( "--------\r\n" ); document.write( "3 × 10-12\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Move the 10-12 from the bottom to the top \r\n" ); document.write( "as 1012\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "9 × 10-8 × 1012\r\n" ); document.write( "---------------\r\n" ); document.write( "3 \r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Divide the 9 by the 3, combine the exponents of 10\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "3 × 104\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Move the invisible decimal after the 3, \r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "3. × 104\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "4 places to the right and erase the power of 10:\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "30000.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "And make the decimal invisible:\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "30000\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "So 9 x 10-8 is 30,000 (thirty thousand) times larger \r\n" ); document.write( "than 3 x 10-12.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Edwin\n" ); document.write( " |