Question

Can someone please check my answer?

Answer 1

The length of a blue whale is approximately 3 × 104 millimeters; the length of an otter is 2 × 103 millimeters. How many times longer is the blue whale than the otter? (5 points)


1.5 millimeters
2 millimeters
10 millimeters
15 millimeters

Answer 2

I chose A

Answer 3

The way this problem is worded, we're supposed to respond with a ratio (or factor), for example, 'the whale is twice as long as the otter." See: "How many times longer is the blue whale than the otter? " Are you positive you've copied down the problem's possible answers correctly?

Also, I note that your problem statements includes "(5 points)." Warning: if this problem came from a credit-bearing assignment or test, you should not be posting it here on OpenStudy and no one here is allowed to help.