Thread: "Power of ten" within each other??

Are 0.0005 and 0.0048 within a power of ten of each other? What does "within a power of ten of EACH OTHER" mean? I don't quite understand the wording. Thanks a lot for your help!

Originally Posted by firegash

Are 0.0005 and 0.0048 within a power of ten of each other? What does "within a power of ten of EACH OTHER" mean? I don't quite understand the wording. Thanks a lot for your help!

Divide the larger number by the smaller:
$\displaystyle \frac{0.0048}{0.0005} = 9.6$

Since this number is less than 10, the answer is "yes."

-Dan

Originally Posted by topsquark

Divide the larger number by the smaller:
$\displaystyle \frac{0.0048}{0.0005} = 9.6$

Since this number is less than 10, the answer is "yes."

-Dan

I presume that we presume "power of ten" means "farctor of ten"

RonL

Originally Posted by CaptainBlack

I presume that we presume "power of ten" means "factor of ten"

RonL

That was my assumption anyway.

-Dan

Thanks for the help guys!