Question

the distance from venus to the sun is about 67,000,000 miles the distance from earth to the sun is about 2.6x10^7 farther in scitific notation

Answer 1

To find the distance from Earth to the Sun in scientific notation, we start with the given distance from Venus to the Sun, which is about 67,000,000 miles. This can be expressed in scientific notation as:

\[
67,000,000 \text{ miles} = 6.7 \times 10^7 \text{ miles}
\]

The problem states that the distance from the Earth to the Sun is about \( 2.6 \times 10^7 \) miles farther than that from Venus to the Sun. To find the total distance from Earth to the Sun, we need to add \( 2.6 \times 10^7 \) to \( 6.7 \times 10^7 \).

\[
\text{Distance from Earth to Sun} = 6.7 \times 10^7 + 2.6 \times 10^7
\]

Since both numbers are expressed in the same power of ten, we can simply add the coefficients:

\[
6.7 + 2.6 = 9.3
\]

Thus, the total distance from Earth to the Sun in scientific notation is:

\[
9.3 \times 10^7 \text{ miles}
\]