The average distance from earth to mars is 2.25 times 10^8 km, and the distance from earth to Neptune is 4.3514 times 10^9 km. how much farther is Neptune from earth to mars? express your answer in scientific notation. do not round your answer.

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To find out how much farther Neptune is from Earth than Mars, we need to subtract the distance from Earth to Mars from the distance from Earth to Neptune.

Given:

  • Distance from Earth to Mars = \( 2.25 \times 10^8 \) km
  • Distance from Earth to Neptune = \( 4.3514 \times 10^9 \) km

Now, we can perform the subtraction:

\[ \text{Distance from Earth to Neptune} - \text{Distance from Earth to Mars} = 4.3514 \times 10^9 , \text{km} - 2.25 \times 10^8 , \text{km} \]

To perform this subtraction, we need to express both numbers with the same exponent. We convert \( 2.25 \times 10^8 \) km to a form with \( 10^9 \):

\[ 2.25 \times 10^8 , \text{km} = 0.225 \times 10^9 , \text{km} \]

Now we can subtract:

\[ 4.3514 \times 10^9 , \text{km} - 0.225 \times 10^9 , \text{km} = (4.3514 - 0.225) \times 10^9 , \text{km} \]

Calculating the subtraction:

\[ 4.3514 - 0.225 = 4.1264 \]

So,

\[ 4.1264 \times 10^9 , \text{km} \]

Thus, the distance from Earth to Neptune is \( \boxed{4.1264 \times 10^9} \) km farther than the distance from Earth to Mars.