Question

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

Answer 1

Poor old mercury so close to the sun

Answer 2

the options are
4.3*10^7
9.2*10^7
9.2*10^8
5.7*10^9

Answer 3

Subtract

Answer 4

subtract both
1.5×108−5.8×10^7
15×107−5.8×10^7
15−5.8)×10^7
simplifies to

9.2×107

Answer 5

hope that helps

Answer 6

so it would be the 1st one

Answer 7

\[D_E - D_M = D_{EM}\] where De is distance of earth and Dm is distance of mercury and Dem is your answer

Answer 8

no 2nd

Answer 9

Yeah

Answer 10

ok thanks

Answer 11

it would be 2nd one

Answer 12

no prob

Answer 13

so the 2nd

Answer 14

yess

Answer 15

9.2 time 10^7