Question

The approximate populations of Wisconsin and Vermont (as of 2019) are listed below:
Wisconsin: 5, point, 8, 2, times, 10, to the power 65.82×10
6

Vermont: 6, point, 2, 4, times, 10, to the power 56.24×10
5

How many times greater was the population of Wisconsin than the population of Vermont? Write your answer in standard notation, rounding to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

Interpret the numbers as Wisconsin = 5.82 × 10^6 and Vermont = 6.24 × 10^5.

Ratio = (5.82×10^6) / (6.24×10^5) = (5.82/6.24) × 10^(6−5) = (5.82/6.24) × 10 ≈ 0.9326923 × 10 = 9.326923.

Rounded to the nearest tenth: 9.3.