Question

PLEASE HELP DUE SOON TYSM--A teacher is helping her class make an accurate scale model of the solar system on school grounds. The teacher says that the chalkboard will represent the Sun. She then hangs a painted softball 5.8 meters from the chalkboard to represent Mercury. At the back of the class, 15 meters from the chalkboard, the teacher hangs a blue-painted basketball to represent the Earth. About how far away from the chalkboard should the class mount the golf ball that will represent Neptune?

A.
450 meters
B.
4,500 meters
C.
4.5 meters
D.
45 meters

Answer 1

I believe the correct alternative is: a) 450 meters

I apologize if this is incorrect. I hope you have a lovely day!

Answer 2

It should be 450 meters away