Question

The distance of planet Mercury from the Sun is approximately 5.8. 10 kilometers, and the distance of Earth from the Sun is 1.5. 108 kilometers. About how many more kilometers is the distance of Earth from the Sun than the distance of Mercury from the Sun?

Answer 1

We have that the distance of planet Mercury from the Sun is approximately:

$d_{MS}=5.8\cdot10\operatorname{km}$

and the distance of Earth from the Sun is:

$d_{ES}=1.5\cdot10^8$