Asked by jayc

Question
For what value of a
will 8×103
be 40 times larger than a×102
?(1 point)
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Interpret 8×103 and a×102 as 8×10^3 and a×10^2. Set up:

8·10^3 = 40·(a·10^2)

8000 = 40a·100 = 4000a

a = 8000/4000 = 2.