Question

an adult african elephant weighs about $1 \times 10^4$ pounds. a baby african elephant weighs about $2 \times 10^2$ pounds. use these numbers to complete the sentence below. write your answer in standard form, without using exponents. an adult african elephant weighs about \boxed{} times as much as a baby african elephant. submit

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the weights

Adult weight: \(1\times10^{4}\) pounds, Baby weight: \(2\times10^{2}\) pounds.

Step2: Divide adult weight by baby weight

\(\frac{1\times10^{4}}{2\times10^{2}}=\frac{1}{2}\times10^{4 - 2}\)

Step3: Simplify the expression

\(\frac{1}{2}\times10^{2}=0.5\times100 = 50\)

Answer:

50