Question

Earth is approximately 9.3 × 107 miles from the sun. Saturn is approximately 8.87 × 108 miles from the sun. About how much farther is Saturn from the sun than Earth is? A. 7.94 × 107 miles B. 7.94 × 108 miles C. 4.3 × 107 miles D. 4.3 × 108 miles

Answer 1

B. 7.94 × 10^8 miles

Explanation:

Given that

Earth is approximately 9.3 × 107 miles from the sun.

Saturn is approximately 8.87 × 108 miles from the sun.

We need to find out how much farther is saturn from the sun than earth is

So,

Earth - Sun = 9.3 × 10^7 miles

Saturn - Sun = 8.87 × 10^8 miles

Now

= 8.87 × 10^8 - 9.3 × 10^7

= 88.7 × 10^7 - 9.3 × 10^7

= 79.4 × 10^7

= 7.94 × 10 ^8

= 794,000,000 miles

Hence, saturn is 7.94 × 10^8 miles farther from Sun than Earth is