Question 1137763
The mass of the planet Jupiter is approximately 1.8981 X 10^27 kilograms. The mass of the planet Venus is approximately 4.8673 x 10^24 kilograms. About how many times larger is the mass of Jupiter than that of Venus?
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Divide
1.8981e27/4.8672e24 = ~ 0.38998e3 = 389.98 times AS LARGE, not larger
= 388.98 times as large.
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Times larger is not the same as "times as large."
1 time larger = twice as large, an increase of 100%
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When the numbers a big, the difference between, eg, 397 and 398 is less significant.