Estimate how many times larger 7 x 10^10 is than 13 x 10^8.
A) 50 times larger
B) 100 times larger
C) 200 times larger
D) 400 times larger

Respuesta :

The answer to this equation is A) 50 times larger

Answer:- A) is the right answer.[tex]7\times10^{10}[/tex] is 50 times larger than [tex]13\times10^{8}[/tex]


Explanation:-

To estimate the number of times [tex]7\times10^{10}[/tex] is larger than [tex]13\times10^{8}[/tex]

Let [tex]7\times10^{10}[/tex] is larger than [tex]13\times10^{8}[/tex]  by n times.

then [tex]7\times10^{10}[/tex]  [tex]=n\times13\times10^{8}[/tex]

[tex]\Rightarrow\ n=\frac{7\times10^{10}}{13\times10^{8}}\\\\\Rightarrow\ n=\frac{7\times10^{10-8}}{13}.......[by\ law\ of\ exponents\ \frac{a^m}{a^n}=a^{m-n}]\\\\\Rightarrow\ n=\frac{7\times10^2}{13}\\\\\Rightarrow\ n=\frac{7\times100}{13}\\\\\Rightarrow\ n=\frac{700}{13}=53.84\approx50[/tex]

[as 53.84 is near to 50 by rounding off it to the nearest ten it becomes 50]

Thus [tex]7\times10^{10}[/tex] is 50 times larger than [tex]13\times10^{8}[/tex]