Question

Venus is an average distance of 108.2 million kilometers from the Sun. Use the conversion factor 1 AU = 1.5 × 108 km to convert this distance from kilometers to astronomical units. Choose the closest answer.

Answer 1

0.72 is correct. I saw previous questions asking the same thing and people were saying 3.56 AU is correct IT IS NOT 3.56 THE CORRECT ANSWER IS 0.72 thank you

Answer 2

Answer : The average distance of venus from the sun in astronomical unit is, 0.72 AU

Solution : Given,

Average distance = $(108.2\times 10^6)Km$

And the conversion factor is,

$1AU=1.5\times 10^8Km$

As, $1Km=\frac{1AU}{1.5\times 10^8}$

So, $(108.2\times 10^6)Km=\frac{1AU}{1.5\times 10^8}\times (108.2\times 10^6)=0.72AU$

Therefore, the average distance of venus from the sun in astronomical unit is, 0.72 AU