Question

Without any equipment, you can see stars that are 2{,}800{,}0002,800,0002, comma, 800, comma, 000 light-years away. By looking through a small telescope, you can see stars that are 3{,}112{,}000{,}0003,112,000,0003, comma, 112, comma, 000, comma, 000 light-years away. Approximately how many times as far can you see using a small telescope as without any equipment?

Answer 1

1111 times

Explanation:

Answer 2

1111 times

Explanation:

Without any equipment, you can see stars that are 2,800,000 light-years away.

Using a small telescope, you can see stars that are 3,112,000,000 light years away.

To determine approximately how many times as far you can see using a small telescope as without any equipment, we divide the number of light years.

That is:

`\frac{\text{Distance Covered Using a telesope}}{\text{Distance Covered without any equipment}} =(3,112,000,000)/(2,800,000)\\=(3112)/(2.8) \\=1111.43\\\approx 1111`

Therefore, you can see approximately 1111 times as far using a small telescope as without any equipment.