Scientific Notation How Many Times Larger

How many times bigger is the distance from the Earth to the Sun of 9 x 10⁶ miles than the largest distance from the Earth to the Moon of 3 x 10⁵ miles? 

• 3 times bigger
• 3 x 10¹ times bigger
• 3 x 10¹¹ times bigger
• 2.7 x 10¹² times bigger

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Darell washed 2 x 10⁵ dishes a day for 8 x 10⁷ days.  How many dishes did he wash by the time he was done? 

• 4.0 x 10¹² dishes
• 1.0 x 10¹³ dishes
• 2.5 x 10³⁵ dishes
• 1.6 x 10¹³ dishes

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The Earth is approximately 90,000,000 miles from the sun.  How long does it take light from the sun to reach the earth?  Use the speed of light to be approximately 2 x 10⁵ miles per second.

• 4.5 x 10² seconds
• 4.5 seconds
• 2.2 x 10² seconds
• 4.5 x 10¹ seconds

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Dylan traveled 1 × 10⁵ miles last year. This year he has traveled 3 × 10⁷ miles. How many miles has he traveled altogether the past two years?

• 3.0 x 10¹² miles 
• 4.0 x 10¹² miles
• 3.01 x 10⁷ miles
• 3.10 x 10⁷ miles

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Students at Eastern Florida State College pay 2 ×10⁴ dollars for tuition. Students at George Washington University pay 4 ×10⁵ dollars. How many times greater is the tuition at George Washington?

• 2  x 10⁰ times greater
• 8 x 10²⁰ times greater
• 2 x 10²⁰ times greater
• 2 x 10¹ times greater

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The population of the United State is 3×10⁸ and the population of the world is 7×10⁹. How many times larger is the population of the world than the U.S.?

• 10 times larger
• 2.33 x 10¹ times larger
• 4.0 x 10¹ times larger
• 2.33 x 10¹⁷ times larger

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Let's say the United States is in debt for 6 x 10¹³ dollars.  If there are 3 x 10⁸ people living in America, and everyone paid an equal share of the debt, approximately how much would each person pay?

• 18 x 10²¹ dollars
• 2 x 10²¹ dollars
• 2 x 10⁵ dollars
• 20 dollars

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The diameter of fishing line can vary from as small as 2 x 10⁻² of an inch and as large as 6 x 10⁻² of an inch. How many times larger is the diameter of the thick line compared to the thin line?

• 3.33 x 10⁻² times larger
• 3.33 times larger
• 3 times larger
• 3 x 10⁻² times larger

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The Disney Online store sold 2 x 10⁴ Anna dolls last year.  They also sold 8 x 10⁴ Elsa dolls.  How many more Elsa dolls were sold than Anna dolls?

• 4.0 x 10⁰ more dolls
• 10 x 10⁴ more dolls
• 6.0 x 10⁴ more dolls
• 6.0 x 10⁰ more dolls

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One estimate says that the typical November attendance at Disneyland is approximately 6 × 10⁵ visitors. December attendance is typically double that of November. About how many people visit Disneyland in December?

• 1.2 x 10⁵ visitors
• 1.2 x 10¹⁰ visitors
• 1.2 x 10⁶ visitors
• 6 x 10¹⁰ visitors

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