Question

Venus is an average distance of 108.2 million kilometers from the Sun. Use the conversion factor 1 AU = 1.5 × 108 km to convert this distance from kilometers to astronomical units. Choose the closest answer.

Answer 1

0.72 is correct. I saw previous questions asking the same thing and people were saying 3.56 AU is correct IT IS NOT 3.56 THE CORRECT ANSWER IS 0.72 thank you

Answer 2

Answer : The average distance of venus from the sun in astronomical unit is, 0.72 AU

Solution : Given,

Average distance =
`(108.2* 10^6)Km`

And the conversion factor is,

`1AU=1.5* 10^8Km`

As,
`1Km=(1AU)/(1.5* 10^8)`

So,
`(108.2* 10^6)Km=(1AU)/(1.5* 10^8)* (108.2* 10^6)=0.72AU`

Therefore, the average distance of venus from the sun in astronomical unit is, 0.72 AU