The mass of Uranus is about 8.7x10^22 metric tons. The mass of the sun is about 1.998x10^27 metric tons. About how many times the mass of Uranus is the mass of the sun? Give your answer in scientific notation.

I will be happy to critique your thinking.

Simple division problem

1.998x10^27/(8.7x10^22)
= 2.3 x 10^4

A) what is the balance after one year if the interest is simple interest?

The correct answer to this problem is 2.297 x 10^4

To find out how many times the mass of Uranus is the mass of the sun, you need to divide the mass of the sun by the mass of Uranus.

Here's how you can do it step by step:

1. Take the mass of the sun: 1.998 x 10^27 metric tons.
2. Divide it by the mass of Uranus: 8.7 x 10^22 metric tons.

To divide numbers in scientific notation, you subtract the exponents and divide the coefficients:

(1.998 x 10^27) / (8.7 x 10^22)

To divide the coefficients: 1.998 / 8.7 = 0.22931034483 (approximately)

And to subtract the exponents: 27 - 22 = 5.

Therefore, the answer is approximately 0.2293 x 10^5, which can be written in scientific notation as 2.293 x 10^4.

So, the mass of the sun is about 2.293 x 10^4 times the mass of Uranus.