About 3.9×10^7 people live in California. About 1.7×10^6 people live in Idaho. About how many more people live in California than live in Idaho?

37.3 x 10⁶

Step-by-step explanation:

Given parameters:

Number of people in California = 3.9 x 10⁷

Number of people in Idaho = 1.7 x 10⁶

Unknown:

How many more people live in California than live in Idaho = ?

Solution:

To find the number of people living in California more than Idaho, simply find the differences between the number of their population;

     =   3.9 x 10⁷  - 1.7 x 10⁶

    = 39 x 10⁶ - 1.7 x 10⁶

    = (39 - 1.7) x 10⁶

   = 37.3 x 10⁶ people

So, 37.3 x 10⁶ more people live in California than Idaho

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