How many times greater is 4.5 x 10^10 than 3 x 10^4? Answer in standard form, please.

Question

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Answer 1

(4.5 * 10¹⁰)/(3 * 10⁴) = (4.5/3) * (10¹⁰/10⁴) = 1.5 * 10^(10-4) = 1.5 * 10⁶