Question

The distance of planet Mercury from the Sun is approximately 5.8 times 10^7 kilometers, and the distance of Earth from the Sun is 1.5 times 10^8 kilometers. About how many more kilometers is the distance of Earth from the Sun than the distance of Mercury from the Sun?

4.3 Times 10^7 kilometers
9.2 Times 10^7 kilometers
9.2 Times 10^8 kilometers
5.7 Times 10^9 kilometers

Answer 1

@ganeshie8

Answer 2

is the answer A?

Answer 3

subtract both

Answer 4

\[1.5 \times 10^8 - 5.8\times 10^7\]

Answer 5

\[15 \times 10^7- 5.8\times 10^7\]

Answer 6

92000?

Answer 7

\[(15 - 5.8)\times 10^7\]

Answer 8

*92000000

Answer 9

its a bit hard to write/count so many zeroes

Answer 10

instead just put it in exponent form so that the reader knows how many 0's you mean lol

Answer 11

can you give me a min so i can chaco the answers and see which one is correct and then you can see if I'm correct please??

Answer 12

ok sure but we're almost doen

Answer 13

\[(15 - 5.8)\times 10^7 \]

simplifies to

\[9.2\times 10^7 \]

end of story!

Answer 14

is it C??

Answer 15

ohhh!

Answer 16

okay!

Answer 17

thank you hahah

Answer 18

np :) remember to factor things and follow rules while simplifying these