Question

the mass of the earth is 1/95 of the mass of the planet Saturn. the mass of the earth is 5.97×10^24 kilograms. calculate the mass of the planet Saturn, giving your answer in standard form, correct to 2 significant figures​

Answer 1

5.8 * 10^26 kg

Explanation:

If the mass of the earth is 1/95 of that if saturn, this means that the mass of saturn is 95 times that of earth

From the question we were given the mass of the earth as 5.97 * 10^24

The mass of saturn is thus 95 * 5.97 * 10^24 =

576.15 * 10^24

This is 5.8 * 10^26 kg