Question

Compare the following numbers: $2.7\times {10}^{12};1.5\times {10}^8$

Answer 1

Let $2.7\times {10}^{12}=x$

and $1.5\times {10}^8=y$

As $x$ has power of $12$ and $y$ has power of $8$

so $2.7\times {10}^{12}$ is greater than $1.5\times {10}^8$