Question

A popular chain of superstores made 3.0479×108 dollars in profit last year. One particular store in the chain made 2.102×106 dollars in profit last year. How many times greater is the profit made by the entire chain last year than by this particular store? Drag and drop the values into the boxes to represent the answer in scientific notation. 0.145
1.45
145
​10²​​​
10^14​
​10^48​

Answer 1

This is a simple exercise with rates.
You just have to divide the total profit of the store, that year, per the profit of the particular store.


[3.0479×10⁸ dollars] ÷ [2.102×10⁶ dollars] = 1,45 x 10²