The distance from Venus to the sun is about 67,000,000 miles. The distance from Earth to the sun is about 2.6 × 10^7 farther.
What is the distance from Earth to the sun? Write your answer in scientific notation to 1 decimal place.
The distance from Earth to the sun is approximately 2.9 × 10^7 miles.
The distance from Venus to the sun is about 67,000,000 miles. The distance from Earth to the sun is about 2.6 × 10^7 miles farther.
To find the distance from Earth to the sun, we add the distance from Venus to the sun and the distance from Earth to Venus:
Distance from Earth to the sun = Distance from Venus to the sun + Distance from Earth to Venus
Distance from Earth to the sun = 67,000,000 miles + 2.6 × 10^7 miles
Using scientific notation, the distance from Earth to the sun is 9.6 × 10^7 miles.
To find the distance from Earth to the sun, we can start with the distance from Venus to the sun and then add the 2.6 × 10^7 miles.
Distance from Earth to the sun = Distance from Venus to the sun + 2.6 × 10^7 miles
Given that the distance from Venus to the sun is about 67,000,000 miles:
Distance from Earth to the sun = 67,000,000 miles + 2.6 × 10^7 miles
Calculating the sum:
Distance from Earth to the sun = 67,000,000 + 2.6 × 10^7 miles
Since we have expressed the distance from Venus to the sun in standard notation, we need to convert it to scientific notation to match the format of 2.6 × 10^7 miles.
67,000,000 miles = 6.7 × 10^7 miles (in scientific notation)
Now we can substitute the values:
Distance from Earth to the sun = 6.7 × 10^7 miles + 2.6 × 10^7 miles
Adding the numbers:
Distance from Earth to the sun = 9.3 × 10^7 miles
Therefore, the distance from Earth to the sun is approximately 9.3 × 10^7 miles in scientific notation to 1 decimal place.