Question

Paysly is studying a mosquito with a mass of 2.5×10−62.5×10-6 kilograms and a housefly with a mass of 2×10−52×10-5 kilograms. Which statement is true?

The mosquito is 88 times the mass of the housefly.


The housefly is 88 times the mass of the mosquito.


The housefly is 1010 times the mass of the mosquito.


The mosquito is 1010 times the mass of the housefly.

Answer 1

Answer: The house fly is 8 times the mass of the mosquitio

Answer 2

The housefly is 8 times the mass of the mosquito.

In standard form, the mass of the mosquito is given by 0.0000025. The mass of the housefly is given by 0.00002. Since it is a larger number, we will divide this by the mass of the mosquito to find how many times bigger it is:

0.00002/0.0000025 = 8