Read the excerpt from Heart of a Samurai. Each of them was also given a metal stick, with four prongs on one end.

“Fork,” the sailor said – and showed them they should use it to eat the rice.

The fishermen recited their prayer before eating. “Itadakimasu – I will humbly receive.”

Then Goemon said, “It might be poison.”
What can readers infer based on details in the excerpt?
A. Goemon likes new experiences.
B. Goemon is not afraid of his rescuers.
C. Goemon does not trust his rescuers.
D. Goemon has used a fork before.

c. goemon does not trust his rescuers.

Step-by-step explanation:

goemon said it might be poison.

he was cautious about eating the food.

it is true

step-by-step explanation:

all the combinations add up i used   calculator

the largest number of the four options is 1.8 x 10-2

you have it in scientific notation.

1.80 x 10-6   = 0.00000180

1.80 x 10-4   = 0.000180 (bigger, or "less small", than the former one)

so

1.8 x 10-2       = 0.0180. as you see. the "less small", or the biggest one of them all.

as you have negative exponent, it means you are dividing 1.8 by 100 (i.e. moving the dot towards left, two times).

if you had positive exponent for the scientific notation, power of tenths, you would be multiplying times 100 (moving the dot towards right) as below:

1.8 x (10)2 = 180

so. if you have negative exponent in scientific notation, move the dot toward left. if it is positive, toward right as many times the exponent tells you.