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Three corporations each own land. Corporation A owns 3.2 × 105 acres, corporation B owns 4 × 104 acres, and corporation C owns 4.3 × 105 acres. Which corporation owns the most land? How many times greater is corporation A’s land than corporation B’s land?
A
Corporation A owns the most land. Corporation A owns 8 times more land than corporation B.
B.
Corporation B owns the most land. Corporation A owns 4 times more land than corporation B.
C.
Corporation C owns the most land. Corporation A owns 8 times more land than corporation B.
D.
Corporation C owns the most land. Corporation A owns 80 times more land than corporation B.
E.
Corporation A owns the most land. Corporation A owns 40 times more land than corporation B.

Respuesta :

Using scientific notation, the correct statement is given by:

C. Corporation C owns the most land. Corporation A owns 8 times more land than corporation B.

What is scientific notation?

A number in scientific notation is given by:

[tex]a \times 10^b[/tex]

With the base being [tex]a \in [1, 10)[/tex].

Considering the amounts in scientific notation, the standard amounts in acres of each corporation are given as follows:

  • Corporation A: [tex]3.2 \times 10^5 = 320000 = 320,000[/tex].
  • Corporation B: [tex]4 \times 10^4 = 40000 = 40,000[/tex].
  • Corporation C: [tex]4.3 \times 10^5 = 430000 = 430,000[/tex].

Hence corporation C owns the most land. 320,000/40,000 = 8, hence Corporation A owns 8 times more land than corporation B, and statement C is correct.

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