CRITICAL THINKING: Mercury's average distance from the sun is 57,910,000 km. The Earth is approximately 93,000,000 miles from the sun. What would be the distance of a trip from Mercury to Earth, via the Sun. Look out for the units!!! (1 km = 0.62 mi) .Use Scientific Notation to solve this question.

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CRITICAL THINKING: Mercury's average distance from the sun is 57,910,000 km.  The Earth is approximately 93,000,000 miles from the sun.  What would be the distance of a trip from Mercury to Earth, via the Sun. Look out for the units!!!   (1 km = 0.62 mi) .Use Scientific Notation to solve this question.

Reiny · Accepted Answer

1 km = 0.62 mi or 1 mile = 1/.62 km so 93,000,000 miles = 93,000,000(1/.62) km = .... add this to 57,910,000 km and convert to SN let me know what answer you got