The approximate populations of Idaho and Delaware (as of 2019) are listed below:
Idaho: 1.79 x 10^6
Delaware: 9.74 x 10^5
How many times greater was the population of Idaho than the population of Delaware? Write your answer in standard notation, rounding to the nearest tenth.
To find how many times greater the population of Idaho is compared to Delaware, we need to divide the population of Idaho by the population of Delaware:
1.79 x 10^6 / 9.74 x 10^5 = 1.838 x 10
Rounded to the nearest tenth, the population of Idaho is approximately 1.8 times greater than the population of Delaware.