The mass of neptune is about 1.03x10^23 metric tons. The mass of the sun is about 1.998x10^27 metric tons. About how many times the mass of Neptune is the mass of the sun? Give answer in scientific notation.

Question

The mass of the sun is about___times the mass of Neptune. Round to the nearest thousandth as needed.

Answer 1

Online "*" is used to indicate multiplication, because "x" may be confused with an unknown.

(1.998*10^27)/(1.03*10^23) = 1.940*10^4