Columbus Ohio Population: 8.23 * 10^5

United States Population: 3.19 * 10^8

About how many times larger was the population of the United States than the population of Columbus, Ohio? Show your work.

This is Scientific Notation here's what you have to do:

First find the Notation:

8.23*10^5

It positive so go to the right.

=823000.

Next do the same thing but with the next Notation:

3.19*10^8

Its positive so go to the right:

=319000000.

Then compare the Notation's

823000. and 319000000.

319000000. is bigger than 823000.

So your answer is 319000000. so its United States.