71.8k views
5 votes
The sun is about 93Xthe sixth power of 10 (10*6) miles from earth. what is this distance written as a whole number?

1 Answer

3 votes
Sixth power of 10 (10^6) equals 10 with five extra zeros (1000000), which is nothing else but million. If you multiply it by 93, you will get the answer - the Sun is approx. 93000000 miles from Earth.
User Richard Venable
by
7.2k points