To determine how many times greater \(6 \times 10^{-5}\) is than \(5 \times 10^{-9}\), you can divide the first number by the second number:
\[ \frac{6 \times 10^{-5}}{5 \times 10^{-9}} = \frac{6}{5} \times \frac{10^{-5}}{10^{-9}} \]
Calculating \( \frac{10^{-5}}{10^{-9}} \):
\[ \frac{10^{-5}}{10^{-9}} = 10^{-5 - (-9)} = 10^{-5 + 9} = 10^{4} \]
Now combine it with \(\frac{6}{5}\):
\[ \frac{6}{5} \times 10^{4} = 1.2 \times 10^{4} = 12000 \]
Therefore, \(6 \times 10^{-5}\) is \(12,000\) times greater than \(5 \times 10^{-9}\).
The correct response is 12,000.