The use of electricity in the US in 1902 was 6.03 x 10^9 kilowatt-hours.
The use of electricity in the US in 1950 was 4.3 x 10^11 kilowatt-hours.
How many times more was the electricity used in 1950 than 1902? Express your answer in Scientific Notation.
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Responses
Subtract coefficients and divide powers: 1.73×102
Subtract coefficients and divide powers: 1.73×102
Divide coefficients and subtract powers: 1.4 x 102
Divide coefficients and subtract powers: 1.4 x 102
Divide coefficients and subtract powers: 7.13×101
Divide coefficients and subtract powers: 7.13×101
Add coefficients and add powers: 10.33×1020
Add coefficients and add powers: 10.33×1020
Multiply coefficients and add powers: 2.6×1021
Multiply coefficients and add powers: 2.6×1021
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Subtract coefficients and divide powers: 1.73 x 10^2
Therefore, the electricity used in 1950 was 173 times more than in 1902.