The mass of Saturn is approximately 5.68 × 10^26 kg, and the mass of Venus is approximately 4.87 × 10^24 kg.

Question

How much heavier is Saturn than Venus?

A.
5.6313 × 10^26 kg
B.
1.0513 × 10^25 kg
C.
5.7313 × 10^26 kg
D.
8.1013 × 10^25 kG

Answer 1

To find out how much heavier Saturn is than Venus, you can subtract the mass of Venus from the mass of Saturn:

\[ \text{Mass of Saturn} - \text{Mass of Venus} = 5.68 \times 10^{26} \text{ kg} - 4.87 \times 10^{24} \text{ kg} \]

First, we can express both numbers with the same power of ten for easier subtraction. We can convert the mass of Venus to the same exponent:

\[ 4.87 \times 10^{24} \text{ kg} = 0.0487 \times 10^{26} \text{ kg} \]

Now, we can perform the subtraction:

\[ 5.68 \times 10^{26} \text{ kg} - 0.0487 \times 10^{26} \text{ kg} = (5.68 - 0.0487) \times 10^{26} \text{ kg} \]

Calculating that, we get:

\[ 5.6313 \times 10^{26} \text{ kg} \]

So the answer is:

A. 5.6313 × 10^26 kg