Question

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. (1 point)

Explanation:

Step1: Convert Venus - sun distance to scientific notation

$67000000 = 6.7\times 10^{7}$ miles

Step2: Calculate Earth - sun distance

The distance from Earth to the sun is the sum of the distance from Venus to the sun and the additional distance. So, $(6.7\times 10^{7})+(2.6\times 10^{7})=(6.7 + 2.6)\times10^{7}$
$6.7+2.6 = 9.3$
So the distance is $9.3\times 10^{7}$ miles

Answer:

$9.3\times 10^{7}$