Question

The distance from Earth to the moon is about 4×105 kilometers. The distance from Earth to Mars is about 5×107 kilometers. Use this data to compare the distances and complete the sentence. ​The distance from Earth to Mars is times greater than the distance from Earth to the moon.

Answer 1

1.25 x 10^2 times greater.

or

125 times greater.

Explanation:

The required ratio is 5 x 10^7 / 4 x 10^5

= 5/4 * (10^7 / 10^5)

= 1.25 x 10^2 greater.