Question

1. how many times greater than the population of the united states is indias population?

Explanation:

Step1: Gather population data

We need the population of India and the population of the United States. As of recent estimates, the population of India is approximately \(1.428\times10^{9}\) (1.428 billion) and the population of the United States is approximately \(3.319\times10^{8}\) (331.9 million).

Step2: Calculate the ratio

To find how many times greater India's population is than the United States', we divide India's population by the United States' population. Let \(P_{India}=1.428\times 10^{9}\) and \(P_{US}=3.319\times 10^{8}\). The ratio \(r=\frac{P_{India}}{P_{US}}\)

\[
r=\frac{1.428\times 10^{9}}{3.319\times 10^{8}}=\frac{1.428}{3.319}\times10^{9 - 8}=\frac{1.428}{3.319}\times10\approx0.430\times 10 = 4.30
\]

Answer:

India's population is approximately 4.3 times greater than the population of the United States.