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The approximate average distances from the sun to Venus and Mercury are listed below:
Venus: 1, point, 0, 8, times, 10, to the power 81.08×10
8
kilometers
Mercury: 5, point, 7, 9, times, 10, to the power 75.79×10
7
kilometers
How much closer to the sun is Mercury than Venus? Express your answer using either standard notation or scientific notation.

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Venus ≈ 1.082 × 10^8 km, Mercury ≈ 5.79 × 10^7 km.

Difference = 1.082×10^8 − 5.79×10^7 = 5.03×10^7 km.

So Mercury is about 5.03×10^7 km (50,300,000 km) closer to the Sun than Venus.