Question

Earth is approximately 9.3 × 107 miles from the sun. Saturn is approximately 8.87 × 108 miles from the sun. About how much farther is Saturn from the sun than Earth is?

Answer 1

B. 7.94 * 10^8 miles

Explanation:

is the correct answer

Answer 2

Both distances are in the scientific notation:
Earth - Sun = 9.3 * 10^7 miles
Saturn - Sun = 8.87 * 10^8 miles
8.87 * 10^8 - 9.3 * 10^7 =
= 88.7 *10^7 - 9.3 * 10^7 =
= 79.4 * 10^7 = 7.94 * 10 ^8 = 794,000,000 miles
Answer: Saturn is 7.94 * 10^8 miles farther from Sun than Earth is.