Question

A hummingbird's brain has a weight of approximately 2.94 x 10- ounces. An elephant's brain has a weight ofapproximately 1.76 x 102 ounces.Approximately how many times heavier is the elephant's brain than the hummingbird's brain?A) 60B) 600C) 6,000D) 60,000

Answer 1

Given the information on the problem,we have to divide the weight of the elephant's brain by the weight of the bird's brain, then, using the rules of exponents, we have the following: