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24 August, 03:05

A human hair was measured to be 8.0*10-4 inch thick. A cat hair was measured to be 4.0*10-1 inch thick. How much greater is the thickness of the cat hair than the human hair? Write the answer in standard form.

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  1. 24 August, 03:13
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    Human hair: 8.0 x 10-4 = 0.00080

    Cat hair: 4.0 x 10-1 = 0.40

    Subtracting: 0.40 - 0.00080 = 0.3992

    Using rules of precision, the answer becomes 0.40
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