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: 49

Answer

$0.0613$ is larger.

Work Step by Step

We have $$ 0.0613= 6.13\times 10^{-2}, \quad 0.00812=8.12\times 10^{-3.}$$ Since the exponent $-2\gt -3$, then $0.0613$ is larger.
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