Question

The weights of four different inscets are given below.

Insect A: 2.19*10^-4 g;
Insect B: 5.00*10^-3 g;
Insect C: 9.0*10^-2 g;
Insect D: 1.50*10^-3 g

What is the order of these insects from heaviest to lightest?

Answer 1

The biggest number is the one with the biggest exponent.

Answer 2

So negative 2 then.

Answer 3

yes

Answer 4

Wait what about, Insect B & D?

Answer 5

Their exponents are the same so you then must look at the first part of the number. Which is bigger 5.00 or 1.50 ?