Comparing Numbers in Scientific Notation (Example)

The video tutorial explains how to compare distances and net worths using scientific notation. It first compares the distances of Earth and Pluto from the sun, showing that Pluto is almost 40 times further away. Then, it compares the net worth of two businesses, demonstrating that one is over 3,000 times larger than the other. The tutorial emphasizes understanding powers of ten and estimation in scientific notation.

How many times further is Pluto from the sun compared to Earth, based on their scientific notation distances?

• 10 times

• 20 times

• 40 times

• 30 times

What is the average distance of Earth from the sun in scientific notation?

• 4.5 x 10^8 km

• 3.5 x 10^8 km

• 2.5 x 10^8 km

• 1.5 x 10^8 km

What is the power of 10 difference between the net worth of business A and business B?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 1

How many times larger is 10 to the power of 9 compared to 10 to the power of 6?

• 1,000 times

• 10,000 times

• 100,000 times

• 100 times

Estimate how many times larger 9.5 is compared to 3.1.

• 3 times

• 2 times

• 5 times

• 4 times