Question

The distance from Earth to the Sun is approximately 9 x 10^7 miles. The distance from Earth to the moon is approximately 2 x 10^5 miles. Approximately how many times the distance from the Earth to the Moon is the distance from Earth to the Sun?

A:18

b:45

C:222

D:450

its 8th grade math

Answer 1

D

Explanation:

`(9x10^(7) )/(2x10^(5) )` = 9/2 is 4.5 The quotient property principle tells us that when the bases are the same and we are dividing powers, we subtract the exponents. 7-5 = 2

4.5 x
`10^(2)` In standard notation, this is 450