How many times greater is 3.894×10 to the power 8 than 6.6×10 to the power of 6? Express your answer using either standard notation or scientific notation.

Answer 1

To find out how many times greater 3.894×10^8 is compared to 6.6×10^6, we divide the larger number by the smaller number:

(3.894×10^8) / (6.6×10^6) = 3.894 / 6.6 × 10^(8-6) = 0.59 × 10^2 = 59

Therefore, 3.894×10^8 is 59 times greater than 6.6×10^6.