The population of columbus, ohio, in 2014 was about 823,000. the population of the united states was about 319 million in 2014. (

a. write each population in scientific notation. (

b. about how many times larger was the population of the united states than the population of columbus, ohio? show your work.

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Lana

27 December, 21:54

The population of columbus, ohio, in 2014 was about 823,000. the population of the united states was about 319 million in 2014. (

a. write each population in scientific notation. (

b. about how many times larger was the population of the united states than the population of columbus, ohio? show your work.

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Ronan Barnes · Answer 1

Below are the solutions:

A)

Ohio: 8.23 * 10^5

US: 3.19 * 10^8

B)

(3.19 * 10^8) / (8.23 * 10^5) = 3.19/8.23 * 10^8/10^5

= 3.19/8.23 * 10^3 = 0.387606318 * 10^3

= 387.606318

The population of US is 387 times larger than that of Ohio's