Question

Mercury is 5.8×107 km from the sun. Neptune is 4.5×1010 km from the sun. How much further is Neptune from the sun than Mercury?(1 point) Responses Add the distances together: ◂...▸◂+▸(5.8×107)+(4.5×1010) = ◂=▸10.3×1017=1.03×1018 km Add the distances together: ◂...▸◂+▸(5.8×107)+(4.5×1010) = ◂=▸10.3×1017=1.03×1018 km Multiply the distances: ◂...▸◂⋅▸(5.8×107)⋅(4.5×1010) = ◂=⋯▸◂⋅▸(5.8×4.5)⋅(◂◽˙▸107+10)=26.1×1017=2.61×1018 km Multiply the distances: ◂...▸◂⋅▸(5.8×107)⋅(4.5×1010) = ◂=⋯▸◂⋅▸(5.8×4.5)⋅(◂◽˙▸107+10)=26.1×1017=2.61×1018 km Divide the distances: ◂=⋯▸◂/▸ 4.5×1010 5.8×107 =0.78×◂◽˙▸103 =7.8×102 km Divide the distances: ◂=⋯▸◂/▸ 4.5×1010 5.8×107 =0.78×◂◽˙▸103 =7.8×102 km Subtract the distances by getting the same power of 10: ◂...▸◂−▸(4.5×1010)−(5.8×107) ◂=⋯▸=◂−▸(4.5×1010)−(◂#▸0.0058×1010)=4.49×1010

Answer 1

To find the difference in distance between Neptune and Mercury from the sun, we subtract the distance of Mercury from the distance of Neptune.
Subtracting the distances: (4.5×10^10) - (5.8×10^7) = 4.49×10^10

Therefore, Neptune is 4.49×10^10 km further from the sun than Mercury.