To find the distance from Earth to the sun, we can add the distance from Venus to the sun to the additional distance given from Earth to the sun.
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The distance from Venus to the sun is 67,000,000 miles.
In scientific notation, this is: \[ 6.7 \times 10^7 \text{ miles} \]
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The distance from Earth to the sun is 2.6 × 10^7 miles farther than the distance from Venus to the sun.
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Now, let's calculate the distance from Earth to the sun: \[ \text{Distance from Earth to the sun} = \text{Distance from Venus to the sun} + \text{Additional distance} \] This can be written as: \[ \text{Distance from Earth to the sun} = 6.7 \times 10^7 \text{ miles} + 2.6 \times 10^7 \text{ miles} \] Adding these together: \[ \text{Distance from Earth to the sun} = (6.7 + 2.6) \times 10^7 \text{ miles} = 9.3 \times 10^7 \text{ miles} \]
So, the distance from Earth to the sun is: \[ \boxed{9.3 \times 10^7} \text{ miles} \]