The distance from Venus to the sun is about 67,000,000 miles. The distance from Earth to the sun is about 2.6 x 10^7 farther. What is the distance from Earth to the sun? Write your answer in scientific notation to 1 decimal place. (1 point)
× 10^7 miles
To find the distance from Earth to the sun, we need to add the given distance from Venus to the sun (67,000,000 miles) to the given distance that Earth is farther (2.6 x 10^7 miles).
67,000,000 miles + 2.6 x 10^7 miles = 89,000,000 miles
The distance from Earth to the sun is 89,000,000 miles.
In scientific notation to 1 decimal place, this is written as: 8.9 x 10^7 miles.
To find the distance from Earth to the sun, we need to add the distance from Venus to the sun to the distance from Earth to Venus.
Given that the distance from Venus to the sun is about 67,000,000 miles and it is 2.6 x 10^7 miles farther from Earth to the sun, we can express the distance from Earth to the sun as:
Distance from Venus to the sun + Distance from Earth to Venus = Distance from Earth to the sun
67,000,000 miles + 2.6 x 10^7 miles = 89,000,000 miles
Therefore, the distance from Earth to the sun is approximately 89 x 10^6 miles (rounded to 1 decimal place), using scientific notation.
To find the distance from Earth to the sun, we need to multiply the distance from Venus to the sun (67,000,000 miles) by the factor of Earth being 2.6 times farther.
Distance from Earth to the sun = Distance from Venus to the sun × Factor
Distance from Earth to the sun = 67,000,000 miles × 2.6
Distance from Earth to the sun = 174,200,000 miles
Writing the answer in scientific notation to 1 decimal place, we get:
Distance from Earth to the sun = 1.7 × 10^8 miles.