Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 2 - Section 2.6 - Scientific Notation - Exercises - Page 127: 46

Answer

148,000

Work Step by Step

$148,000=1.48\times10^{5}$ $96,988=9.6988\times10^{4}$ $5\gt4. Since 148,000 has a larger exponent, it is the larger number.
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