Determine by What Factor the Numbers Differ $1.2 \times 10 ^ { - 5 } , 4.8 \times 10 ^ { - 15 }$

question 259

Multiple Choice

Determine by what factor the numbers differ. In other words, determine how many times larger the first number is thanthe second.
- $1.2 \times 10 ^ { - 5 } , 4.8 \times 10 ^ { - 15 }$

• A) \(2.5 \times 10 ^ { 1 / 3 }\)
• B) \(2.5 \times 10 ^ { 10 }\)
• C) \(2.5 \times 10 ^ { 20 }\)
• D) \(2.5 \times 10 ^ { 9 }\)

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