The approximate average distances from the sun to Earth and Mercury are listed below:
Earth: 1, point, 5, times, 10, to the power 81.5×10
8
kilometers
Mercury: 5, point, 7, 9, times, 10, to the power 75.79×10
7
kilometers
How many times farther from the sun is Earth? Write your answer in standard notation, rounding to the nearest tenth.
Earth: 1, point, 5, times, 10, to the power 81.5×10
8
kilometers
Mercury: 5, point, 7, 9, times, 10, to the power 75.79×10
7
kilometers
How many times farther from the sun is Earth? Write your answer in standard notation, rounding to the nearest tenth.