The Thai Pepper has a hotness rating of 7.5 x 10^(4) on the Scoville scale. The Red Savina Habanero has a hotness rating of 4.6 x 10^(5) on the Scoville scale.
How many times hotter is the Red Savina Habanero than the Thai
Pepper?
(1 point)
To find how many times hotter the Red Savina Habanero is than the Thai Pepper, we need to divide the hotness rating of the Red Savina Habanero by the hotness rating of the Thai Pepper.
Hotness rating of Red Savina Habanero = 4.6 x 10^5
Hotness rating of Thai Pepper = 7.5 x 10^4
(Number of times hotter) = (Hotness rating of Red Savina Habanero) / (Hotness rating of Thai Pepper)
(Number of times hotter) = (4.6 x 10^5) / (7.5 x 10^4)
Now we simplify the division of the numbers with exponents:
(Number of times hotter) = (4.6 / 7.5) x (10^5 / 10^4)
(Number of times hotter) = 0.61333333333 x 10^(5-4)
(Number of times hotter) = 0.61333333333 x 10^1
(Number of times hotter) = 6.1333333333
Therefore, the Red Savina Habanero is approximately 6.133 times hotter than the Thai Pepper.