Question

27. Refer to the table shown.

a. Express the percent of Venus's diameter
compared to the Sun's diameter as a
decimal,
Diameter Size
Compared to the Sun's Diameter
Planet
Percent
Mercury
0.35%
Venus
0.87%
Earth
0.92%
Mars
0.49%
b. Which planet's diameter is approximately
1/200 of the Sun's diameter?

Answer 1

To express Venus's diameter compared to the Sun's diameter as a decimal, divide the percent value by 100. Venus's diameter is approximately 1/200 of the Sun's diameter.

Step-by-step explanation:

To express the percent of Venus's diameter compared to the Sun's diameter as a decimal, we divide the value in the table by 100. For Venus, the percent is 0.87%. Dividing this by 100 gives us 0.0087 as the decimal representation of the percent.

To find the planet whose diameter is approximately 1/200 of the Sun's diameter, we can compare the values in the table. Since the Sun's diameter is about 100 times larger than Earth's, 1/200 of the Sun's diameter would be about half of Earth's diameter, which corresponds to