SOLUTION: The mass of Uranus is about 8.7 x 10^22 metric tons. The mass of the sun is about 1.998 x 10^27 metric tons. About how many times the mass of Uranus is the mass of the sun? Give yo

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Question 456732: The mass of Uranus is about 8.7 x 10^22 metric tons. The mass of the sun is about 1.998 x 10^27 metric tons. About how many times the mass of Uranus is the mass of the sun? Give your answer in scientific notation.
The mass of the sun is about __________ times the mass of Uranus.
(Round to the nearest thousandth as needed. Use scientific notation.)
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The mass of Uranus is about 8.7 x 10^22 metric tons. The mass of the sun is about 1.998 x 10^27 metric tons. About how many times the mass of Uranus is the mass of the sun? Give your answer in scientific notation.
(8.7x10^22)x = 1.998x10^27
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x = 2.296551724x10^4
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Cheers,
Stan H.

The mass of the sun is about 2.3x10^4_____ times the mass of Uranus.
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Cheers,
Stan H.