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Last week the number of bacteria in a petri dish was 2.25×102. This week the number of bacteria in the petri dish is 2.75×105. How many times more bacteria are in the petri dish this week?

Round the decimal to the nearest tenth.There are
____ × 10____
times more bacteria in the petri dish this week compared to last week.

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Step-by-step explanation:

2.75 x 10⁵ ) / (2.25 x 10² )= (2.75 / 2.25) x 10⁵⁻²= 1.2 x 10³ times .(That's 1,200 times as many.)

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