About 3.9x10 people live in California. About 1.3x10° people live in Maine. About how
many more people live in California than live in Maine?
A.) 2.6x10^6
B.)2.6x10^7
C.)3.77x10^6
D.)3.77x10^7

Respuesta :

Given:

Consider the population of California = [tex]3.9\times 10^7[/tex]

Consider the population of Maine = [tex]1.3\times 10^6[/tex]

To find:

The difference between the population of California and Maine.

Solution:

We have,

Population of California = [tex]3.9\times 10^7[/tex]

Population of Maine = [tex]1.3\times 10^6[/tex]

Difference between the population of California and Maine is

[tex]\text{Difference}=3.9\times 10^7-1.3\times 10^6[/tex]

[tex]\text{Difference}=3.9\times 10^7-(0.13\times 10)\times 10^6[/tex]

[tex]\text{Difference}=3.9\times 10^7-0.13\times 10^7[/tex]

[tex]\text{Difference}=(3.9-0.13)\times 10^7[/tex]

[tex]\text{Difference}=3.77\times 10^7[/tex]

Therefore, the correct option is D.