A culture of 2.4 × 10^11 bacteria is in a Petri dish A
A culture of 8 × 10^9 bacteria is in Petri dish B
Number of times number of bacteria in Petri dish A is greater than that number in Petri dish B:
[tex]\frac{Number of bacteria in Petri dish A}{Number of bacteria in Petri dish B} = \frac{2.4 * 10^11}{8 * 10^9}[/tex]
Divide 2.4 by 8 to give 0.3
Divide 10^11 by 10^9 to give 10^(11-9) = 10^2
The answer is 0.3 × 10²
