SOLUTION: The mass of the planet Jupiter is approximately 1.8981 X 10^27 kilograms. The mass of the planet Venus is approximately 4.8673 x 10^24 kilograms. About how many times larger is the

Question 1137763: The mass of the planet Jupiter is approximately 1.8981 X 10^27 kilograms. The mass of the planet Venus is approximately 4.8673 x 10^24 kilograms. About how many times larger is the mass of Jupiter than that of Venus?
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Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Jupiter is approximately 1.8981* 10^27 kilograms. The mass of the planet Venus is approximately 4.8673* 10^24 kilogram
Jupiter/Venus=1.8981* 10^27/4.8673* 10^24
Jupiter/Venus=(1.8981/4.8673) 10^(27-24)
Jupiter/Venus=0.38996979845* 10^3
Jupiter/Venus=389.96979845
Jupiter/Venus=389.97
the mass of the planet Jupiter is larger than the mass of the planet Venus

Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The mass of the planet Jupiter is approximately 1.8981 X 10^27 kilograms. The mass of the planet Venus is approximately 4.8673 x 10^24 kilograms. About how many times larger is the mass of Jupiter than that of Venus?
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Divide
1.8981e27/4.8672e24 = ~ 0.38998e3 = 389.98 times AS LARGE, not larger
= 388.98 times as large.
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Times larger is not the same as "times as large."
1 time larger = twice as large, an increase of 100%
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When the numbers a big, the difference between, eg, 397 and 398 is less significant.
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