Answer:
The mass of the boulder is 100,000 times the mass of the pebble
Step-by-step explanation:
Let
x-----> the mass of a boulder
y-----> the mass of a pebble
we have
[tex]x=10^{6}\ grams[/tex]
[tex]y=10^{1}\ grams[/tex]
Find the ratio
[tex]\frac{x}{y}=\frac{10^{6}}{10}[/tex]
Simplify
[tex]\frac{x}{y}=10^{5}[/tex]
Solve for x
[tex]x=10^{5}y[/tex]
[tex]x=100,000y[/tex]
therefore
The mass of the boulder is 100,000 times the mass of the pebble
