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The volume of Earth is approximately 1 x 10^12 cubic kilometers. The volume of Mercury is approximately 6 x 10^10 cubic kilometers. About how many times bigger is Earth’s volume than Mercury’s?

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Answer:

Volume of the Earth is about 16.67 times bigger than Mercury's volume.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

[tex]V_E = 1 \times 10^{12} \text{ km}^3\\V_M = 6 \times 10^{10} \text{ km}^3[/tex]
[tex]V_E[/tex] is the volume of the Earth and [tex]V_M[/tex] is the volume of the Mercury.

Divide volume of the Earth with the volume of Mercury.

[tex]\frac{V_E}{V_M} = \frac{1 \times 10^{12} \text{ km}^3}{6 \times 10^{10} \text{ km}^3} = \frac{1 \times 10^{2}}{6} = \frac{100}{6} = \frac{50}{3} \approx 16.67[/tex]

Volume of the Earth is about 16.67 times bigger than Mercury's volume.