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Which of the following prefixes represents the largest value? 1:giga 2:hector 3:kilo 3:milli

Respuesta :

1 giga stands for 1,000,000,000, 1 billion.

Answer:

The correct answer is option 1.

Explanation:

Giga is a unit prefix in a metric system which denotes the factor of a billion or ten raised to power nine.

[tex]Giga=1,000,000,000=10^9[/tex]

Hecto is a unit prefix in a metric system which denotes the factor of a hundred or ten raised to power two.

[tex]Hecto=100=10^2[/tex]

Kilo is a unit prefix in a metric system which denotes the factor of a thousand or ten raised to power three.

[tex]Kilo=1,000=10^3[/tex]

Milli is a unit prefix in a metric system which denotes the factor of a one by thousandth ten raised to power minus 3.

[tex]milli=\frac{1}{1000}=10^{-3}[/tex]

Giga> Kilo>Hecto>Milli

Hence,the correct answer is option 1.

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