Question

The planet Mercury is approximately 3.6 × 10^7 mikee away from the Sun and the planet Jupiter is approximately 4.8 × 10^8 miles away. About how many times farther from the Sun is planet Mercury?

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A. 1.3

B. 7.5

C. 13.3

D. 17.3 ​

Answer 1

Mercury is approximately 0.075 times farther from the Sun compared to Jupiter.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find how many times farther Mercury is from the Sun compared to Jupiter, we can divide the distance of Mercury from the Sun by the distance of Jupiter from the Sun. The distance of Mercury from the Sun is 3.6 × 10⁷ miles and the distance of Jupiter from the Sun is 4.8 × 10⁸ miles.

So, the ratio of the distances is (3.6 × 10⁷) / (4.8 × 10⁸) = 0.075. This means that Mercury is about 0.075 times as far from the Sun compared to Jupiter.

Therefore, the correct answer is B. 7.5.

Answer 2

C. 13.3

Step-by-step explanation:

That would be (4.8 x 10^8) / (3.6 x 10^7)

= (4.8 / 3.6) * (10^8 / 10^7)

= 1.33 * 10

= 13.3.