California, the most populous state, has approximately 4x10^7 people living in it. The population of the entire United States is approximately 3x10^8 people. About how many times greater in the population of the United States than the population of California?

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California, the most populous state, has approximately 4x10^7 people living in it.  The population of the entire United States is approximately 3x10^8 people.  About how many times greater in the population of the United States than the population of California?

anonymous · Answer

10^7 powers just means it is just 1, followed by 7 zeroes. 10^8 power means 1 followed by 8 zeros. So it would be 300000000 divided by 40000000

anonymous · Answer

thanks