10*a = 10000000
a = 1000000, one million
5*10*b = 500000000
b = 10000000, ten million
About ten times.
Answer:
Jupiter is about 5.6 times further from the Sun than the Earth is from the Sun.
Step-by-step explanation:
We are given the following information in the question:
The distance from the Earth to the Sun = 90,000,000 miles
Converting it into scientific form:
[tex]90,000,000 = 9\times 10^7\\\text{Comparing to } 9\times 10^a\\\Rightarrow a=7[/tex]
The distance from Jupiter to the Sun = 500,000,000 miles
Converting it into scientific form:
[tex]500,000,000 = 5\times 10^8\\\text{Comparing to } 5\times 10^b\\\Rightarrow b=8[/tex]
Distance of Jupiter from the Sun and the Earth from the Sun =
[tex]\displaystyle\frac{\text{Distance between Jupiter and Sun}}{\text{Distance between Earth and Sun}}\\\\=\frac{5\times 10^8}{9\times 10^7} = 5.55 \appox 5.6[/tex]
Hence, Jupiter is about 5.6 times further from the Sun than the Earth is from the Sun.
