Question

Mercury is 0.39 AU from the sun. What is its distance from the sun in kilometers?

58,000 km
384,615 km
58,500,000 km
384,615,384 km

Answer 1

C. 58,500,000

Step-by-step explanation:

Looked it up when I took the test haha, it's just conversion :)

Answer 2

0.39AU = 58344000 [km] or 58.500.000 [km]

Step-by-step explanation:

This is a problem that consists simply in converting units:

AU = astronomic unit

`1 [AU] = 1.496*10^(8) [km]\\0.39 [AU] = x\\\\Therefore\\x = (0.39*1.496*10^(8) )/(1) \\x = 58344000[km]`