Question

The sun is about 93x the sixth power of then miles from earth what is this distance written as a whole number?

Answer 1

The number is written as

`93 * 10^6`

To evaluate the power of ten, just remember that 10 to the power of n is a one followed by n zeroes, so ten to the sixth power is a one followed by six zeroes:

`10^6=1000000`

So, the number is

`93 * 1000000`

When you multiply a number by a power of ten, you simply add the same number of zeroes after the number. So, in this case, you only need to add six zeroes after 93:

`93 * 1000000 = 93000000`

which is 93 millions.