The mass of Saturn is about 5.688 10^23 metric tons. The mass of the sun is about 1.998 x 10^27 metric tons. About how many times the mass of Saturn is the mass of the sun? Give answer in scientific notation. The mass of the sun is about ----- times the mass of Saturn.
Sun/Sat.=1.988x10^27/5.688x10^23=
0.3495x10^4=3.495x10^3
To find out how many times the mass of Saturn is the mass of the sun, we can divide the mass of the sun by the mass of Saturn.
Mass of the sun: 1.998 x 10^27 metric tons
Mass of Saturn: 5.688 x 10^23 metric tons
Dividing the mass of the sun by the mass of Saturn gives us:
(1.998 x 10^27) / (5.688 x 10^23) = 3.511 x 10^3
So, the mass of the sun is about 3.511 x 10^3 times the mass of Saturn.