Question

a newborn giant panda has a mass of $9.0 \times 10^{-2}$ kilograms. an adult male giant panda has a mass of 99 kilograms. how many times greater is the mass of the adult male giant panda than the mass of the newborn giant panda? use the drop - down menus to write the answer in scientific notation. click the arrows to choose an answer from each menu. in scientific notation, the mass of the adult male giant panda is choose... $\times$ choose... times greater.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the masses

Newborn mass: $9.0 \times 10^{-2}$ kg, Adult mass: $99$ kg. Convert adult mass to scientific notation: $99 = 9.9 \times 10^{1}$ kg.

Step2: Divide adult mass by newborn mass

$\frac{9.9 \times 10^{1}}{9.0 \times 10^{-2}} = \frac{9.9}{9.0} \times 10^{1 - (-2)}$

Step3: Calculate the coefficients and exponents

$\frac{9.9}{9.0} = 1.1$, $1 - (-2) = 3$. So the result is $1.1 \times 10^{3}$.

Answer:

In scientific notation, the mass of the adult male giant panda is $1.1$ $\times$ $10^{3}$ times greater.