Question

Columbus Ohio Population: 8.23 * 10^5
United States Population: 3.19 * 10^8

About how many times larger was the population of the United States than the population of Columbus, Ohio? Show your work.

Answer 1

This is Scientific Notation here's what you have to do:

First find the Notation:

8.23×10^5

It positive so go to the right.

=823000.

Next do the same thing but with the next Notation:

3.19×10^8

Its positive so go to the right:

=319000000.

Then compare the Notation's

823000. and 319000000.

319000000. is bigger than 823000.

So your answer is 319000000. so its United States.