Determine by What Factor the Numbers Differ $3 \times 10 ^ { - 8 } , 3 \times 10 ^ { - 32 }$

question 254

Multiple Choice

Determine by what factor the numbers differ. In other words, determine how many times larger the first number is thanthe second.
- $3 \times 10 ^ { - 8 } , 3 \times 10 ^ { - 32 }$

• A) \(10 ^ { 1 / 4 }\)
• B) \(10 ^ { 40 }\)
• C) \(10 ^ { - 24 }\)
• D) \(10 ^ { 24 }\)

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