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: 48

Answer

$0.82167$ is larger than $0.792$.

Work Step by Step

We have $$0.8216= 8.216\times 10^{-1}\\ 0.792= 7.92\times 10^{-1}$$ Since the exponents are the same and $8\gt 7$, then $0.82167$ is larger than $0.792$.
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