SOLUTION: The earth is approximately 92,900,000 mi from the sun. If 1 mi=1.61*10mm to the power of 6. what is the distance to the sum in mm?

Question 838997: The earth is approximately 92,900,000 mi from the sun. If 1 mi=1.61*10mm to the power of 6. what is the distance to the sum in mm?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"1 mi=1.61*10mm to the power of 6" ?

Let's examine the conversion factor of miles to mm.

NOW you can do the conversion.

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We want the decimal number part to be between 1 and less than 10 to keep with Scientific Notation.
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