Question
There are about 5x10^5 ppl living in alabama there are about 5 million ppl living in Colorado which number makes the statement below true the population of alabama is about —— times the population of Colorado
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To find how many times the population of Alabama is compared to the population of Colorado, we can use the following formula:
\[
\text{Ratio} = \frac{\text{Population of Alabama}}{\text{Population of Colorado}}
\]
The population of Alabama is approximately \(5 \times 10^5\) (which is 500,000), and the population of Colorado is approximately \(5 \times 10^6\) (which is 5,000,000).
Now, let's calculate the ratio:
\[
\text{Ratio} = \frac{5 \times 10^5}{5 \times 10^6} = \frac{500,000}{5,000,000} = \frac{1}{10}
\]
So, the population of Alabama is about \( \frac{1}{10} \) times the population of Colorado.
Therefore, the correct way to complete the statement is:
The population of Alabama is about **0.1 times** the population of Colorado.
\[
\text{Ratio} = \frac{\text{Population of Alabama}}{\text{Population of Colorado}}
\]
The population of Alabama is approximately \(5 \times 10^5\) (which is 500,000), and the population of Colorado is approximately \(5 \times 10^6\) (which is 5,000,000).
Now, let's calculate the ratio:
\[
\text{Ratio} = \frac{5 \times 10^5}{5 \times 10^6} = \frac{500,000}{5,000,000} = \frac{1}{10}
\]
So, the population of Alabama is about \( \frac{1}{10} \) times the population of Colorado.
Therefore, the correct way to complete the statement is:
The population of Alabama is about **0.1 times** the population of Colorado.