La Opening day payroll was 2.16*10^8 and Houston has stroll was 2.4*10^7 how much higher was the la payroll
To find out how much higher LA's payroll was compared to Houston's, you subtract Houston's payroll from LA's payroll.
LA Payroll: 2.16 * 10^8
Houston Payroll: 2.4 * 10^7
Subtracting the two:
LA Payroll - Houston Payroll = (2.16 * 10^8) - (2.4 * 10^7) = 2.16 * 10^8 - 0.24 * 10^8 = 1.92 * 10^8
Therefore, LA's payroll was 1.92 * 10^8 (192 million) higher than Houston's.