Question

The diameter of a golf ball is 4.10^(-2), and the diameter of the sun is 1.6 * 10^6. How many times larger is the sun than a golf ball?

a) 2.0 * 10^7
b) 4 * 10^6
c) 4 * 10^2
d) 2 * 10^2

Answer 1

The sun is approximately 3.9 * 10^7 times larger than a golf ball. So, the correct answer is a) 2.0 * 107.

Step-by-step explanation:

The diameter of a golf ball is 4.10-2 (in meters), and the diameter of the sun is 1.6 * 106 (in meters). To find out how many times larger the sun is than a golf ball, we can divide the diameter of the sun by the diameter of the golf ball.

The diameter of the sun is 1.6 * 106 / 4.10-2 = 3.9 * 107.

Therefore, the sun is approximately 3.9 * 107 times larger than a golf ball. So, the correct answer is a) 2.0 * 107.