Question

Which number is greater, 23 x10^3 or 11 x 10^4? How do you know? Show your work and explain your steps.

Answer 1

23 x 10^3 = 23,000

10^3 means that we have to move the decimal point 3 places to the right to obtain the number.

11 x 10^4 = 110,000

Now, we can compare:

110,000>23,000

11x10^4 is the greater number.