SOLUTION: the distance from the sun to earth is approximately 1.5 times 10 to the power of 8 km. The distance from the sun to the planet Neptune is approximately 4.5 times 10 to tye power of

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Question 84199This question is from textbook algebra 1
: the distance from the sun to earth is approximately 1.5 times 10 to the power of 8 km. The distance from the sun to the planet Neptune is approximately 4.5 times 10 to tye power of 9 . What is the ratio of Earth's distance from the sun to neptune's distance from the sun? This question is from textbook algebra 1

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%281.5%2A10%5E8%29%2F%284.5%2A10%5E9%29 and this equals:
%28%281.5%29%2F%284.5%29%29%28%2810%5E8%29%2F%2810%5E9%29%29 and this equals
%280.3333%29%2810%5E%288-9%29%29and this equals
%280.3333%29%2810%5E-1%29 and this equals
%283.333%2A10%5E-2%29the ratio in scientific notation---and this equals
0.03333

Hope this helps----ptaylor