Sunita compares two distances written in standard form: 7 x 10^5 km and 2 x 10^6 km. She must decide which distance is greater. Which one is greater?

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2 x 10^6 km. 2 x 10^6 = 2000000 and 7 x 10^5 = 700000. The higher power of 10 (10^6 > 10^5) makes 2 x 10^6 larger.

Sunita compares two distances written in standard form: $7 \times 1 0^{5}$ km and $2 \times 1 0^{6}$ km.
She must decide which distance is greater.
Which one is greater?