SOLUTION: The mass of venus is about 4.871*10^21 metric tons. The mass of the sun is about 1.9998*10^27 metric tons. Aout how many times the mass of venus is the mass of the sun? Give your a

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Question 324026: The mass of venus is about 4.871*10^21 metric tons. The mass of the sun is about 1.9998*10^27 metric tons. Aout how many times the mass of venus is the mass of the sun? Give your answer in scientific notation!

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The mass of venus is about 4.871*10^21 metric tons. The mass of the sun is about 1.9998*10^27 metric tons. Aout how many times the mass of venus is the mass of the sun? Give your answer in scientific notation!
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%281.9998%2A10%5E27%29%2F%284.871%2A10%5E21%29 = %281.9998%2A10%5E%2827-21%29%29%2F%284.871%29 = .410552248%2A10%5E6 = 4.10552248%2A10%5E5