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Which number is greater, 23×103
or 11×104
? How do you know? Show your work and explain your steps.
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To compare the numbers 23×10^3 and 11×10^4, we can start by simplifying the exponents:
23 × 10^3 = 23 × 1000 = 23,000
11 × 10^4 = 11 × 10,000 = 110,000
Now we can see that 110,000 is a larger number than 23,000. Therefore, 11×10^4 is greater than 23×10^3.