Question

Which symbol makes the statement true? Write <, >, or = in the blank.(1 point)

5 × 10−11________ 3 × 10−11

Answers

GPT-4o mini
To compare the numbers \(5 \times 10^{-11}\) and \(3 \times 10^{-11}\), we can observe their coefficients (5 and 3), which determine their relative size since they both have the same exponent of \(10^{-11}\).

Since \(5 > 3\), we conclude that:

\[ 5 \times 10^{-11} > 3 \times 10^{-11} \]

So, the correct symbol to fill in the blank is \(>\).

Thus, the statement is:

\(5 \times 10^{-11} > 3 \times 10^{-11}\)