To find the distance from Earth to the sun, we need to add the distance from Venus to the sun and the additional distance provided.
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The distance from Venus to the sun is approximately 67,000,000 miles, which can be expressed in scientific notation as: \[ 6.7 \times 10^7 \text{ miles} \]
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The distance from Earth to the sun is \(2.6 \times 10^7\) miles farther than that from Venus to the sun: \[ \text{Distance from Earth to the sun} = \text{Distance from Venus to the sun} + \text{Additional distance} \] \[ = 6.7 \times 10^7 + 2.6 \times 10^7 \]
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Now, we can add these two scientific notations: \[ 6.7 \times 10^7 + 2.6 \times 10^7 = (6.7 + 2.6) \times 10^7 = 9.3 \times 10^7 \text{ miles} \]
Thus, the distance from Earth to the sun is: \[ \boxed{9.3 \times 10^7} \text{ miles} \]