The average distance from the Sun to the planet Mercury is 34,570,000 miles. From the sun to Earth it is 91,410,000 miles. About how much further from the sun is Earth than Mercury?

a.)just over twice the distance

b.)just over three times the distance

c.)almost three times the distance

d.)almost twice the distance

Question

The average distance from the Sun to the planet Mercury is 34,570,000 miles. From the sun to Earth it is 91,410,000 miles. About how much further from the sun is Earth than Mercury?

a.)just over twice the distance

b.)just over three times the distance

c.)almost three times the distance

d.)almost twice the distance

anonymous · Answer

34,570,000 times 3 is slightly larger than 91,410,000

anonymous · Answer

idont understand !

anonymous · Answer

What do you mean? Stop and look at it and think about it for a minute.

anonymous · Answer

ohhh so it wouLd be b ?

anonymous · Answer

riqht ?

anonymous · Answer

Read the question and really think about it.

anonymous · Answer

91,410,000-34,570,000<...<34,570,000+91,410,000

anonymous · Answer

yeee isubtracted . . .

anonymous · Answer

Barbie, if you multiply the distance from the sun to mercury times 3 it's more than the distance from the sun to the earth. So how could Earth be over 3 times the distance away from the sun than Mercury is?

anonymous · Answer

idk uqhhh this is so confusinq seriousLy . . .

anonymous · Answer

sorry for wastinq your time !

anonymous · Answer

I think your just trying too hard. Look these estimation problems require just a little common sense. Lets say I have 11*3 compared to 30. We know 11*3 is 33. So 11*3 is slightly larger than 30. Right?