To find the difference between the distance from Earth to Mars and the distance from Jupiter to Mars, we will first note the distances provided:
- Distance from Earth to Mars: \( 48,300,000 \) km
- Distance from Jupiter to Mars: \( 342,000,000 \) km
Now, let's calculate the difference:
\[ \text{Difference} = \text{Distance from Jupiter to Mars} - \text{Distance from Earth to Mars} \]
\[ \text{Difference} = 342,000,000 , \text{km} - 48,300,000 , \text{km} \]
We can perform this subtraction:
\[ 342,000,000 - 48,300,000 = 293,700,000 , \text{km} \]
Now we need to convert this result into scientific notation.
To convert \( 293,700,000 \) to scientific notation, we can express it as:
\[ 293,700,000 = 2.937 \times 10^8 \]
So the final answer, showing the difference between the distance from Earth to Mars and the distance from Jupiter to Mars in scientific notation, is:
\[ \boxed{2.937 \times 10^8} \]
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