The mass of Uranus is about 8.7*10^22 metric tons. The mass of the sun is about 1.998 * 10^27 metric tons. About how many times the mass of Uranus is the mass of the sun? give your answer in scientific notation round to nearest thousandth as needed, use multiplication symbol in math palette as needed.

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The mass of Uranus is about 8.7*10^22 metric tons.  The mass of the sun is about 1.998 * 10^27 metric tons.  About how many times the mass of Uranus is the mass of the sun?  give your answer in scientific notation round to nearest thousandth as needed, use multiplication symbol in math palette as needed.

anonymous · Answer

the sun is 1.998 * 10^27/8.7*10^22 times the mass of uranus

anonymous · Answer

dhatraditya 
I came up with an ans. of 0.2297 * 10^4 can u check that

anonymous · Answer

10^27/10^22 = 10^5, not 10^4

anonymous · Answer

ok thanks