Question

The diameter of Mercury is approximately 4.9 × 10^3 kilometers.

The diameter of Jupiter is approximately 1.4 × 10^5 kilometers.

About how many times greater is the diameter of Jupiter than the diameter of Mercury?

A. 2.9

B. 29

C. 290

D. 2900

Answer 1

Jupiter diameter is  29.330664 bigger the mercury diameter so that means the answer is not on there but is near B, so the answer is B

Answer 2

Answer: B. 29

Step-by-step explanation:

To get the answer, we divide the diameter of jupiter by the diameter of mercury

1.4 × 10^5 / 4.9 × 10^3

=28.571

= 29 approximately.