Question

Which is bigger 5.8 x 10^7 km or 2.5 x 10 -3 cm

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Answer 1

You want to have the same units when you're converting so you can see which one is bigger. I'm putting it in Km.

First you change it to meters.

2.5x10^-3 cm x 1m/100cm = 2.5x10^-5 m

Then kilometers.

2.5x10^-5 m x 1Km/1000m = 2.5x10^-8 Km

Therefore 5.8x10^7 km is bigger than 2.5x10^-3