Question

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of April 1, 2000, the total population of the United States was about 3 x 10^8 . The population of Vermont was 6 × 10^5 . The population of the U.S. was how many times the population of Vermont in April of 2000?

2 times
500 times
1,000 times
50,000 times

Answer 1

Divide US population by Vermont :

3x 10^8 / 6x10^5

3/6 = 1/2 = 0.5

10^8 / 10^5 = 10^3

0.5 x 10^3 = 500

The answer is 500 times

Answer 2

All we need to do is divide.

3*10^8/6*10^5

0.5^8-5

0.5^3

500

Therefore, the answer is 500 times.

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