Question

Determine the values of m

and n
when the following average distance from the Sun to the Earth is written in scientific notation: 150,000,000,000 m
.
Enter m
and n
, separated by commas.

Answer 1

To write the given average distance from the Sun to the Earth, 150,000,000,000 m, in scientific notation, we have to move the decimal point to the left until only one digit is to the left of the decimal point.

So,

150,000,000,000 m = 1.5 × 10^11 m

Therefore, m = 11 and n = 1.5.

Hence, the values of m and n are 11 and 1.5, respectively.