Pluto is considered to be a dwarf planet in our Solar System. Pluto is about 3.6 X 10^9 miles from the Sun. Mercury is about 3.6 X 10^7 miles from the Sun. About how many times farther from the Sun is Pluto than Mercury?
A: 1 x 10^15
B: 1 x 10^0
C: 1 x 10^2
D: 1 x 10^-2
To find out how many times farther from the Sun Pluto is compared to Mercury, we need to divide the distance of Pluto from the Sun by the distance of Mercury from the Sun.
Pluto = 3.6 x 10^9 miles
Mercury = 3.6 x 10^7 miles
Pluto / Mercury = (3.6 x 10^9) / (3.6 x 10^7)
Pluto / Mercury = 10^2
Therefore, Pluto is 10^2 or 100 times farther from the Sun than Mercury.
The correct answer is C: 1 x 10^2.