Question

the sun ,on average, is 93 million miles from earth. how many meters is this? express using powers of ten.

Answer 1

The sun, on average, is 93 million miles from earth how many meters is this? Express ( a) powers of ten, and using metric prefix

Answer 2

`93* 10^6\ miles = 1.49* 10^(11)\ meters`

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that, the sun ,on average, is 93 million miles from earth. We need to write this distance in meters. The relation between miles and meters is as follows :

`1\ mile=1609.34\ meters`

Also,
`1\ million=10^6`

`93\ million\ miles=93* 10^6\ miles`

`93* 10^6\ miles = 93* 10^6* 1609.34`

`93* 10^6\ miles = 1.49* 10^(11)\ meters`

So, the Sun is 93 million miles or
`1.49* 10^(11)\ meters` away from the earth. Hence, this is the required solution.