Buster was given this expression and asked to determine whether the answer is greater than or less than 1. (9.763 × 108) (1.56 × 1013) how can buster tell without fully performing the calculations?

The given expression is less than 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Expression -

By the theory of fractions i.e.

→  If the numerator is less than the denominator the fraction is called proper fraction and it is greater then 0 but less than 1.

→  If the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator the fraction is called improper fraction and it is always greater then 1 or equal to 1.

In the given expression, the numerator is less then the denominator

as  

which means it is a proper fraction or the fraction is greater than 0 but less than 1.

Therefore, the given expression is less than 1.

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