SOLUTION: The mass of Pluto is about 1.31x10^19 metric tons. The mass of the sun is about 1.998x10^27 metric tons. About how many times the mass of Pluto is the mass of the sun? Answer shoul

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Question 330315: The mass of Pluto is about 1.31x10^19 metric tons. The mass of the sun is about 1.998x10^27 metric tons. About how many times the mass of Pluto is the mass of the sun? Answer should be in scientific notation.
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B=10
A%2A%281.31B%5E19%29=1.998B%5E27 divide both sides by 1.31B%5E19
A=1.998B%5E27%2F1.31B%5E19 divide numbers first then when dividing exponents we subtract them
A=1.5252B%5E8
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