The table below shows the population of the three countries in 2011.
Country United States Canada Mexico
Population 3.1 × 108 3.38 × 107 1.2 × 108
About how many times larger was the population of the United States than Canada in 2011?
Responses
A 3.72 × 10163.72 × 10 16
B 9.17 × 1009.17 × 10 0
C 9.17 × 10149.17 × 10 14
D 1.25 × 1016
B 9.17 × 10^0
To find the number of times larger the population of the United States is compared to Canada, we divide the population of the United States by the population of Canada:
3.1 × 10^8 / 3.38 × 10^7 = 9.17
Therefore, the population of the United States was about 9.17 times larger than that of Canada in 2011.