Question
Mercury is 5.8 x 10^(7) km from the sun. Neptune is 4.5 × 10^(10)
km from the sun. How much further is Neptune from the sun than Mercury? (1 point)
km from the sun. How much further is Neptune from the sun than Mercury? (1 point)
Answers
GPT 3.5
To find the difference, we subtract the distance of Mercury from the distance of Neptune:
Distance of Neptune - Distance of Mercury = (4.5 × 10^(10)) km - (5.8 × 10^(7)) km
Since the given numbers are in scientific notation, we can subtract the exponents first:
4.5 × 10^(10) - 5.8 × 10^(7) = 4.5 × 10^(10) - 0.58 × 10^(10)
Now, we can subtract the numbers before the exponential notation:
4.5 - 0.58 = 3.92
Therefore, Neptune is 3.92 × 10^(10) km further from the sun than Mercury.
Distance of Neptune - Distance of Mercury = (4.5 × 10^(10)) km - (5.8 × 10^(7)) km
Since the given numbers are in scientific notation, we can subtract the exponents first:
4.5 × 10^(10) - 5.8 × 10^(7) = 4.5 × 10^(10) - 0.58 × 10^(10)
Now, we can subtract the numbers before the exponential notation:
4.5 - 0.58 = 3.92
Therefore, Neptune is 3.92 × 10^(10) km further from the sun than Mercury.