Earth’s radius is approximately 3,959 miles, while Jupiter’s radius is approximately 4.3441×10^4 miles. How much bigger is Jupiter’s radius compared to Earth’s? Express your answer in scientific notation. Do not round your answe

Answer 1

To find out how much bigger Jupiter's radius is compared to Earth's, we can divide Jupiter's radius by Earth's radius.

Jupiter's radius = 4.3441×10^4 miles
Earth's radius = 3,959 miles

Comparing the radii:
(4.3441×10^4 miles) / (3,959 miles)

Now, to divide these numbers, we need to put them both in the same exponent form. We can convert 3,959 to scientific notation by moving the decimal point 3 places to the right.

3,959 miles = 3.959×10^3 miles

Now we can divide the radii:
(4.3441×10^4 miles) / (3.959×10^3 miles)

To divide these numbers, we divide the coefficients and subtract the exponents:
(4.3441 / 3.959) ×10^(4-3)
= 1.09718158 × 10^1

Therefore, Jupiter's radius is approximately 1.09718158 × 10^1 (or 10.9718158) times bigger than Earth's radius.