Question

15 POINTSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The distance from Mercury to the sun is 35,904,200 miles. The distance from Earth to the sun is 9.3×107 miles. How far apart are Earth and Mercury?

Answer 1

57,095,800 mi (= 5.71 x 10⁷ mi )

Explanation:

given :

Distance from Mercury to Sun = 35,904,200 mi

Distance from Earth to Sun = 9.3x10⁷ = 93,000,000 mi

Distance between mercury and earth

= 93,000,000 - 35,904,200

= 57,095,800 mi

= 5.71 x 10⁷ mi (rounded to 3 sig. figures)