Exponent Rule for dividing like bases applied to SN:
What words tell you to divide:
Why is “how many times larger” a division problem?
The words that tell you to divide in this scenario are "how many times larger."
By asking "how many times larger," you are essentially asking to divide the given number by another number to determine the ratio of their sizes. This is a division problem because you are dividing the larger number by the smaller number to find out how many times the smaller number fits into the larger number.