Question 207495This question is from textbook Business Math Using Calculators
: The Sun is aproximately 93 million miles from Earth. The Moon is approximately 250,000 miles from Earth. Complete the following statement using a fraction that has been reduced to lowest terms: The Moon is approximately ____________ the distance of the sun from Earth.
What I've tried so far:
93,000,000 - 250,000 = 92,750,000 (difference)
And.....I don't know where to go from here.
This question is from textbook Business Math Using Calculators
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The Sun is aproximately 93 million miles from Earth. The Moon is approximately 250,000 miles from Earth. Complete the following statement using a fraction that has been reduced to lowest terms: The Moon is approximately
250,000/93,000,000 = 1/372 the distance of the sun from Earth.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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