How many times larger is 4×1010

than 2×10−4
?

(1 point)
Responses

2×106
2 times 10 to the 6th power

2×1014
2 times 10 to the 14th power

2×10−40
2 times 10 to the negative 40 power

2×1040

1 answer

To find how many times larger \( 4 \times 10^{10} \) is than \( 2 \times 10^{-4} \), we can divide the two numbers:

\[ \frac{4 \times 10^{10}}{2 \times 10^{-4}} \]

This can be simplified as follows:

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

Calculating the first part:

\[ \frac{4}{2} = 2 \]

Calculating the second part using the property of exponents \( \frac{a^m}{a^n} = a^{m-n} \):

\[ \frac{10^{10}}{10^{-4}} = 10^{10 - (-4)} = 10^{10 + 4} = 10^{14} \]

Putting it all together:

\[ 2 \times 10^{14} \]

Thus, \( 4 \times 10^{10} \) is \( 2 \times 10^{14} \) times larger than \( 2 \times 10^{-4} \).

Therefore, the correct response is:

2×10¹⁴ (2 times 10 to the 14th power).