Question

The distance from Earth to the moon is approximately 1.2 x 10 to the power of 9 feet. The Apollo 11 spacecraft was approximately 360 feet long.About how many spacecraft of that length would fit end to end from earth to the moon? Express your answer in scientific notation.

Answer 1

Answer:

3,333,333 spacecraft

Step-by-step explanation:

To get the number of spacecraft that would fit between earth and moon divide the distance by the length of the spacecraft.

When $1.2\times10^{9}$ is divided by 360 the quotient will be 3,333,333 and the remainder will be 120.

It means 3,333,333 Apollo 11 spacecraft will fit between earth and moon but still 120 feet will remain and no more spacecraft can completely fit in it.