Problema Solution
The area of a property is 2.2×10 5
2.2×105
square feet. A house that is on the property has an area of 1600 square feet. How many times greater is the area of the property than the area of the house? Write your answer in standard form.
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In standard form, numbers are written as:
a × 10^n
where 1 ≤ a < 10 and n is an integer.
We divide the the are of the property with the are of the house:
(2.2*10^5)/1600 = 137.5 = 1.375*10^2
The area of the property is 1.375*10^2 times bigger than the area of the house.