SOLUTION: The average distance from Jupiter to the Sun is about 5 × 10^8 miles. The average distance from Venus to the Sun is about 7 × 10^7 miles. The average distance from Jupiter to t

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Question 1102129: The average distance from Jupiter to the Sun is about 5 × 10^8 miles. The average distance from Venus to the Sun is about 7 × 10^7 miles.
The average distance from Jupiter to the Sun is about how many times as great as the average distance from Venus to the Sun?

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Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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The average distance from Jupiter to the Sun is about 5 × 10^8 miles. The average distance from Venus to the Sun is about 7 × 10^7 miles.
The average distance from Jupiter to the Sun is about how many times as great as the average distance from Venus to the Sun?
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5x10^8 = 7x10^7 (x)
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Solve for "x"::
x = (5/7)10 = 7.14 times as great
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by ikleyn(52814) About Me  (Show Source):
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%285%2A10%5E8%29%2F%287%2A10%5E7%29 = %285%2A10%29%2F7 = 50%2F7 = 7.1 (approximately).


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