Question

B. Mercury, Venus, and Earth are the three planets closest to the sun. Would their combined distance from

the sun be greater or less than the distance from the sun to Neptune? Show your work and justify your
answer.

Answer 1

Mercury Venus and earth together would be greater than the distance from Neptune to the sun neptune is 2.759 billion miles away from the sun and the three others combined are 196.18 million miles away from the sun.