Question

Consider these three numbers written in scientific notation: 6.5 × 103, 5.5 × 105, and 1.1×103. Which number is the greatest, and by how many times is it greater than the smallest number?
A.The greatest number is 5.5 × 105. It is 5 times greater than the smallest number.

B.The greatest number is 6.5 × 103. It is 50 times greater than the smallest number.

C.The greatest number is 5.5 × 105. It is 500 times greater than the smallest number.

D.The greatest number is 6.5 × 103. It is 5,000 times greater than the smallest number.

E.The greatest number is 5.5 × 105. It is 5,000 times greater than the smallest number.

NEED AWNSER

Answer 1

Assuming 6.5×10^3    5.5×10^5    1.1×10^3
are in scientific notation.
6500
550000
1100

are the choices without scientific notation.
so by looking at this you can assume (E) is the right answer

(E) The greatest number is 5.5 × 105. It is 5,000 times greater than the smallest number.

Answer 2

Answer:

Option C. is the answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

There are three terms written in scientific notation

6.5 × 10³, 5.5 × $10^{5}$  and 1.1 × 10³

Now we can rewrite the numbers as

6,500, 550,000 and 1,100

Greatest number is 550,000 and smallest number is 1,100

and the ratio of greatest and smallest numbers is $\frac{550000}{1100}$ = 500

Therefore, greatest number 5.5 × $10^{5}$ is 500 times of the smallest number.

Option C. is the answer.