Question
The mass of Mars is about 421x10^20 metric tons. The mass of the sun is about 1.998x10^27 metric tons. About how many times the mass of Mars is the sun? Give answer in scientific notation.
The mass of the sun is about....times the mass of mars.
The mass of the sun is about....times the mass of mars.
Answers
PsyDAG
1.998*10^27 = 19,980,000*10^20
(19,980,000*10^20)/(412*10^20) =
19,980,000/412 = 48,495.1456 = 4.84951456*10^4
You might want to round it to 4.85*10^4
(19,980,000*10^20)/(412*10^20) =
19,980,000/412 = 48,495.1456 = 4.84951456*10^4
You might want to round it to 4.85*10^4