SOLUTION: Please I need help this word problem with step by step? Thank you very much!!! The mass of Venus is about 4.871 x10^21 metric tons. The mass of the sun is about 1.998x10^27 met

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Question 207242: Please I need help this word problem with step by step?
Thank you very much!!!
The mass of Venus is about 4.871 x10^21 metric tons. The mass of the sun is about 1.998x10^27 metric tons. About how many times of mass of Venus is mass of the sun? Give your answers in scientific notation.
The mass of sun is about -----? --- times the mass of Venus.
(Round to the nearest thousand as needed. Use scientific notation. Use multiplication symbol in the math palette as needed. )

Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1.998x10^27/4.871x10^21
=4.102*10^5 times
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Ed