The orbital distance of the moon from planet Earth is about 3.84×108 meters. The diameter of the sun is approximately 1.39×109 meters. How much larger is the diameter of the sun than the orbital distance of the moon from the Earth? Convert the answer into standard notation
To find out how much larger the diameter of the sun is than the orbital distance of the moon from the Earth, we subtract the orbital distance of the moon from the diameter of the sun.
1.39×109 meters - 3.84×108 meters
To subtract these numbers, we need to align the decimal points.
= 1.39×109 meters - 0.384×109 meters
= 1.006×109 meters
The diameter of the sun is 1.006×109 meters larger than the orbital distance of the moon from the Earth in standard notation.