Respuesta :

The sun, on average, is 93 million miles from earth how many meters is this? Express ( a) powers of ten, and using metric prefix

Answer:

[tex]93\times 10^6\ miles = 1.49\times 10^{11}\ meters[/tex]

Explanation:

It is given that, the sun ,on average, is 93 million miles from earth. We need to write this distance in meters. The relation between miles and meters is as follows :

[tex]1\ mile=1609.34\ meters[/tex]

Also, [tex]1\ million=10^6[/tex]

[tex]93\ million\ miles=93\times 10^6\ miles[/tex]

[tex]93\times 10^6\ miles = 93\times 10^6\times 1609.34[/tex]

[tex]93\times 10^6\ miles = 1.49\times 10^{11}\ meters[/tex]

So, the Sun is 93 million miles or [tex]1.49\times 10^{11}\ meters[/tex] away from the earth. Hence, this is the required solution.