How many times is 4\ \times\ 10^4

Question

larger than 2\ \times\ 10^{^2} ?(1 point)
Responses

20
20

2,000
2,000

2
2

200
200

Answer 1

The correct answer is 2,000.

To determine how many times one number is larger than another, you divide the larger number by the smaller number.

In this case, 4 * 10^4 divided by 2 * 10^2 is equal to 2,000. Therefore, 4 * 10^4 is 2,000 times larger than 2 * 10^2.