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?

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Craig Allison

25 November, 02:11

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?

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Bush · Answer 1

Just multiply ... 3.2 x 105 = 336 4 x 104 = 416 4.3 x 105 = 451.5 Then to find how much larger A is, divide ... 336 / 416 = about 0.81 times larger (or put simply it isn't).