Question

The distance of planet Mercury from the Sun is approximately 5.8 ⋅ 107 kilometers, and the distance of Earth from the Sun is 1.5 ⋅ 108 kilometers. About how many more kilometers is the distance of Earth from the Sun than the distance of Mercury from the Sun?

Answer 1

1.5×1085.8×107≈0.258×10^1

1.5×1085.8×107≈0.258×10^1
1.5×1085.8×107≈0.258×10
1.5×1085.8×107≈2.58