To find out how many times larger the population of California is compared to the population of Rhode Island, we need to divide the population of California by the population of Rhode Island.
Population of California = 4 × 10^7
Population of Rhode Island = 1 × 10^6
Population of California / Population of Rhode Island = (4 × 10^7) / (1 × 10^6)
To simplify this, we can divide the numbers separately and then divide the powers of 10:
(4 / 1) × (10^7 / 10^6) = 4 × 10^(7-6) = 4 × 10^1
Therefore, the population of California is 40 times larger than the population of Rhode Island.
In 2010, there were about 4 × 10^7 people living in California and about 1 × 10^6 people living in Rhode Island.
How many times larger was the population of California than the population of Rhode Island?
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