Question

The distance from Earth to the moon is 2.39 × 105 miles, and the distance from Earth to Mercury is 9.2 × 107 miles. Approximately how many times is the distance from Earth to Mercury compared to the distance from Earth to the moon? A. 500 B. 700 C. 600 D. 400

Answer 1

Answer:

(D) 400

Step-by-step explanation:

It is given that The distance from Earth to the moon is 2.39 × 105 miles, and the distance from Earth to Mercury is 9.2 × 107 miles. Then,

Distance from Earth to Mercury compared to the distance from Earth to the moon is given by:

$\frac{distance from Earth to Mercury}{distance from Earth to the moon}=\frac{9.2{\times}10^7}{2.39{\times}10^5}$

=$3.849{\times}10^2$

=$384.9$

≈400.

therefore, option D is correct.