To find the distance between Mercury and Venus, we can subtract the distance of Mercury from the distance of Venus.
The distance from Mercury to the Sun is \(3.6 \times 10^7\) miles, and the distance from Venus to the Sun is \(6.7 \times 10^7\) miles.
The distance between Mercury and Venus can be calculated as follows:
\[ \text{Distance between Mercury and Venus} = \text{Distance of Venus} - \text{Distance of Mercury} \]
Substituting the values:
\[ \text{Distance between Mercury and Venus} = (6.7 \times 10^7) - (3.6 \times 10^7) \]
Now we need to subtract the two:
\[ 6.7 \times 10^7 - 3.6 \times 10^7 = (6.7 - 3.6) \times 10^7 \] \[ 6.7 - 3.6 = 3.1 \]
So,
\[ \text{Distance between Mercury and Venus} = 3.1 \times 10^7 \text{ miles} \]
Thus, the distance between Mercury and Venus is \(3.1 \times 10^7\) miles.