Question

According to the Census Bureau, in 2014 California had an estimated population of 3.88 × 10^7 and Wyoming had a population of 5.84 × 10^5. Complete the following sentences.

Answer 1

Answer:

• 3.8216 x 10⁷

,

• 6.64 x 10¹

Explanation:

The population of Carlifornia= 3.88 x 10⁷

The population of Wyoming= 5.84 x 10⁵.

Part A

The difference in their population is:

$\begin{gathered} =(3.88\times10^7)-(5.84\times10^5) \\ =3.8216\times10^7 \end{gathered}$

The population of California is 3.8216 x 10⁷ more than the population of Wyoming.

Part B

The quotient of their population is:

$\begin{gathered} =\frac{3.88\times10^7}{5.84\times10^5} \\ =6.64\times10^1 \end{gathered}$

The population of California is 6.64 x 10¹ times the population of Wyoming.