Question

36. Salma has a salary of 6.2 x 10 to the power of 4 dollars per year. Carter has a salary of

Answer 1

Carter's salary is $1.1138⁶ more than Salma's salary.

How much larger is Carter's salary than Salma's?

To perform the difference, we need to be able to take a common factor.

We know that Salma's salary is $6.2×10⁴

While Carter's salary is $1.2×10⁶

To get the same common factor, 10⁴, we can divide and multiply Carter's salary by 100, so we get:

$1.2*10^6*\frac{100}{100} = (1.2*100)*(10^6/100) = 120*10^4$

Then Carter's salary is $120*10⁴

The difference between Carter's and Salma's salaries is:

$120*10⁴ -  $6.2×10⁴ = $113.8*10⁴

If we return to the scientific notation, we get:

$113.8*10⁴  = $1.1138⁶

This means that Carter's salary is $1.1138⁶ more than Salma's salary.

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