Question

Saturn’s rings span up to about 3/4 of the distance between the Earth and its moon. If Saturn’s rings span up to 179,000 kilometers, what is the distance between Earth and its moon?

Answer 1

Same answer as what the person above said but the rounded answer in scientific notation is 2.39 · 10⁵.

Answer 2

The distance between Earth and its moon is about
`238,667\ km`

Explanation:

Let

y ------> Saturn’s rings span up

x -----> the distance between the Earth and its moon

we know that

The linear equation that represent this situation is

`y=(3)/(4)x` -----> equation A

`y=179,000\ km` -----> equation B

substitute B in equation A and solve for x

`179,000=(3)/(4)x`

Multiply by 4/3 both sides

`x=179,000((4)/(3))`

`x=238,667\ km`