Question

A zookeeper weighed an African elephant to be 9 × 103 pounds and an African lion to be 4 × 102 pounds. How many times greater is the weight of the elephant than the weight of the lion?

Answer 1

Answer:

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the answer is (a) 22.5 x 10^1

Step-by-step explanation:

9 x 10^3 / 4 x 10^2 = 22.5

2.25 x 10^1 = 22.5

Answer 2

Answer:

The African Elephant is 2.27 times heavier than a African Lion.

Step-by-step explanation:

9 × 103 pounds = 927E.

4 × 102 pounds = 408L.