How many times less is 10^2

Question

than 10^6
? Express your answer as an integer power of 10.(1 point)
Responses

10,000
10,000

0.0001
0.0001

10−4
10 superscript negative 4 baseline

104
10 superscript 4 baseline
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Answer 1

To find how many times less \( 10^2 \) is than \( 10^6 \), we can divide \( 10^2 \) by \( 10^6 \):

\[ \frac{10^2}{10^6} = 10^{2 - 6} = 10^{-4} \]

Therefore, \( 10^2 \) is \( 10^{-4} \) times less than \( 10^6 \).

The correct response is:

\( 10^{-4} \)