The approximate populations of Idaho and Delaware (as of 2019) are listed below:

Idaho: 1.79 x 10^6

Delaware: 9.74 x 10^5
How many times greater was the population of Idaho than the population of Delaware? Write your answer in standard notation, rounding to the nearest tenth.

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To find how many times greater the population of Idaho is compared to Delaware, we need to divide the population of Idaho by the population of Delaware:

1.79 x 10^6 / 9.74 x 10^5 = 1.838 x 10

Rounded to the nearest tenth, the population of Idaho is approximately 1.8 times greater than the population of Delaware.