Question

The average distance between Jupiter and the sun is 7.8 X 108 kilometers, and the average distance between the sun and Neptune is 4.51 X 109 kilometers. What is the approximate difference between these average distances? 3.0 X 108 km 3.4 X 109 km 3.7 X 109 km 4.0 X 1010 km

Answer 1

C.
`3.7 * 10^9`

Explanation:

The average distance between Jupiter and the sun is
`7.8 * 10^8` or
`0.78 * 10^9` kilometers,

The average distance between the sun and Neptune is
`4.51 * 10^9`

The approximate difference between these average distances is:

`4.51 * 10^9 - 0.78 * 10^9`

`(4.51 - 0.78) * 10^9`

`3.73 * 10^9`