Question

Pluto has an average distance from the sun of 3.6✖10⁸ miles, and Venus has an average distance from the sun of 9.0✖10⁶ miles. How many times greater is Pluto's average distance from the sun than Venus?

A) 40
B) 400
C) 4
D) 4000

Answer 1

Pluto's average distance from the sun is 40 times greater than Venus' average distance.

Step-by-step explanation:

Pluto's average distance from the sun is 3.6✖10⁸ miles and Venus' average distance from the sun is 9.0✖10⁶ miles. To find how many times greater Pluto's distance is compared to Venus', we divide Pluto's distance by Venus' distance:

Pluto's distance / Venus' distance = (3.6✖10⁸ miles) / (9.0✖10⁶ miles) = 40

Therefore, Pluto's average distance from the sun is 40 times greater than Venus' average distance.