China and India are the most populous countries in the world. China's population is approximately 1.45 x 10^9, while India's population is approximately 1,400,000,000. How many more people live in China than in India?
A. 5x10^7
B. 5x10^8
C. 5x10^9
D. 5x10^10
To find the difference in population between China and India, we can subtract India's population from China's population.
1.45 x 10^9 - 1.4 x 10^9 = 0.05 x 10^9
This simplifies to:
0.05 x 10^9 = 5 x 10^8
Therefore, the answer is:
B. 5 x 10^8
There are 500,000,000 (or 500 million) more people living in China than in India.
Are you sure?
Let's recalculate to make sure:
China's population = 1.45 x 10^9
India's population = 1.4 x 10^9
Difference = 1.45 x 10^9 - 1.4 x 10^9
Difference = 0.05 x 10^9
This simplifies to:
0.05 x 10^9 = 5 x 10^8
Therefore, the correct answer is:
B. 5 x 10^8
There are indeed 500,000,000 (or 500 million) more people living in China than in India.