The mass of jupiter is about 1.900*10^24 metric tons.The mass of the sun is about 1.998*10^27 metric tons.about how many times the mass of jupiter is the mass of the sun?give answer in scientific notation.
To find out how many times the mass of Jupiter is the mass of the sun, we need to divide the mass of the sun by the mass of Jupiter. Here's the step-by-step process:
1. Divide the mass of the sun (1.998 * 10^27 metric tons) by the mass of Jupiter (1.900 * 10^24 metric tons):
(1.998 * 10^27) / (1.900 * 10^24)
2. When dividing numbers in scientific notation, divide the coefficients (numbers in front of the powers of ten) and subtract the exponents:
(1.998 / 1.900) * 10^(27 - 24)
3. Calculate the coefficient:
(1.998 / 1.900) = 1.0526315789 (approximately)
4. Calculate the exponent:
27 - 24 = 3
5. Combine the coefficient and exponent:
1.0526315789 * 10^3
Therefore, the mass of the sun is approximately 1.0526 times (or about 1.05 times) the mass of Jupiter, expressed in scientific notation as 1.0526 * 10^3.
how do you figure "how many times" one number is? You divide?
How many times as big as 20 is 100? 100/20 = 5
So, just divide sunmass/jupitermass
The trick is: can you divide numbers in scientific notation? Review your text for examples.