25. The Great Pyramids weigh 6x10^9 kilograms. The Space Shuttle weighs 2x10^6 kilograms. How many times heavier are the Pyramids than the Space Shuttle?

Question

A.The Pyramids are 3 times heavier than the space shuttle.
B.The pyramids are 30 times heavier than the Space shuttle.
C.The pyramids are 300 times heavier than the Space Shuttle.
D.The pyramids are 3000 times heavier than the Space shuttle.
What I did was 6x10^9/2x10^6 which equals 4x10^3. But my answer didn't match the choices.

Answer 1

Online, “*” is used to indicate multiplication to avoid confusion with “x” as an unknown.

(6*10^9)/(2*10^6) = 3*10^3

6/2 = 3