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Add the first four planets:

5.79* 10^7 + 6.72*10^7 + 9.3*10^7 + 1.416*10^8


Add the first two together first:

5.79* 10^7 + 6.72*10^7 = 12.51*10^7

Rewrite it in proper scientific notation: 1.251*10^8


Now add that to the other planet with 8 as an exponent:

1.251*10^8 + 1.416*10^8 = 2.667*10^8

Now you have 2.667*10^8 + 9.3*10^7

Factor 10^7 out of each term:

10^7(2.667 *10) + 10^7 * 9.3

Factor 10^7 out of the equation:


10^7(2.667 *10 + 9.3)

Simplify to get 35.97*10^7

Rewrite in proper scientific notation:

3.597*10^8

Now both this answer ans Jupiter's distance have 10^8 so you need to compare the integers:


3.597 is less than 4.836, so Jupiter's distance is more than the combined distances of the other four planets.

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