the mass of mars is about 6.421x10^2 metric tons. The mass of the sun is about 1.998x10^27 metric tons. About how many times the mass of mars is the mass of the sun?
Give your answer in scientific notation.
I came up with 1 where do I keep going wrong?
To find out how many times the mass of Mars is the mass of the Sun, we need to divide the mass of the Sun by the mass of Mars. Let's calculate it step by step:
1. Mass of Mars = 6.421x10^2 metric tons.
2. Mass of the Sun = 1.998x10^27 metric tons.
3. Divide the mass of the Sun by the mass of Mars: (1.998x10^27) / (6.421x10^2).
To divide the numbers in scientific notation, we subtract the exponents: (10^27) / (10^2) = 10^(27-2) = 10^25.
4. Divide the coefficients: (1.998) / (6.421) = 0.3109.
Therefore, the final answer in scientific notation is 0.3109x10^25 times.