Max is building a scale model of the solar system. In Max's model, the distance from Earth to the sun is 1.2 feet, and the distance from Venus to the sun is 0.86 feet.

If the approximate distance from Earth to the sun is 93 million miles, what is the approximate distance from Venus to the sun?

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Max is building a scale model of the solar system. In Max's model, the distance from Earth to the sun is 1.2 feet, and the distance from Venus to the sun is 0.86 feet. 


 

If the approximate distance from Earth to the sun is 93 million miles, what is the approximate distance from Venus to the sun?

fwizbang · Answer

0.86/1.2 =  x//93,000,000  solve for x

anonymous · Answer

idk

fwizbang · Answer

The basic rule of algebra is that if two things are equal, and you do the same thing to both of them, they're still equal.

You want get the x on one side of the equation by itself, so what can you do to make that happen?

anonymous · Answer

this did not help
haha what is the answer