SOLUTION: The mass of Mercury is about 3.302x10^20 metric tons. The mass of the sun is about 1.998x10^27 metric tons. About how many times the mass of Mercury is the mass of the sun? Give an

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Question 333428: The mass of Mercury is about 3.302x10^20 metric tons. The mass of the sun is about 1.998x10^27 metric tons. About how many times the mass of Mercury is the mass of the sun? Give answer in scientific notation.
Answer by jrfrunner(365) About Me  (Show Source):
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mass of Sun relative to Mercury:
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(Mass of the sun) /(mass of Mercury) = 1.998%2A10%5E27%2F%283.302%2A10%5E20%29=0.6021%2A10%5E7+=+6.021%2A10%5E6 or 6.021 million times