SOLUTION: The earth is approximately 92,900,000 mi from the sun. If 1 mi=1.61*10mm to the power of 6. what is the distance to the sum in mm?

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Question 838997: The earth is approximately 92,900,000 mi from the sun. If 1 mi=1.61*10mm to the power of 6. what is the distance to the sum in mm?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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"1 mi=1.61*10mm to the power of 6" ?

Let's examine the conversion factor of miles to mm.




NOW you can do the conversion.
%289.29%2A10%5E7%2Amiles%29%281.61%2A10%5E6%2Amm%2Fmile%29
9.29%2A1.61%2A10%5E7%2A10%5E6%2Amm
9.29%2A1.61%2A10%5E13%2Amm
14.9569%2A10%5E13%2Amm
highlight%281.50%2A10%5E14%2Amm%29
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We want the decimal number part to be between 1 and less than 10 to keep with Scientific Notation.