How many times bigger is -6 times 10 to the -1 power than -3 times 10 to the -2 power?

Answer 1

(-6×10⁻¹) ÷ (-3×10⁻²) = (-6 ÷ -3)×(10⁻¹ ÷ 10⁻²)

= 2×10⁽⁻¹⁾⁻⁽⁻²⁾

= 2×10¹

→ -6×10⁻¹ is 2×10¹ = 20 times bigger (further away from zero) than -3×10⁻² (though -6×10⁻¹ is less than -3×10⁻²).