The largest U.S. state is Alaska, which covers 5.7×105 square miles. Rhode Island, the smallest state, covers 1×103 square miles. How many times as big as Rhode Island is Alaska? Write your answer in standard form. Do not use exponents.____ times as big
Q. The largest U.S. state is Alaska, which covers 5.7×105 square miles. Rhode Island, the smallest state, covers 1×103 square miles. How many times as big as Rhode Island is Alaska? Write your answer in standard form. Do not use exponents.____ times as big
Alaska's Area: Alaska's area = 5.7×105 square miles.Rhode Island's area = 1×103 square miles.To find out how many times larger Alaska is, divide the area of Alaska by the area of Rhode Island.
Calculation: Calculation: 5.7×105/1×103 Simplify the division by canceling out the common power of 10.
Simplify Division: Calculation: 5.7×10(5−3)This simplifies to 5.7×102.
Convert to Standard Form: Convert 5.7×102 to standard form without exponents.Calculation: 5.7×100=570
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