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The diameter of the sun is about 1.4x10^6 km. The diameter of the planet Mercury is about 5000 km. What is the approximate ratio of the diameter of the sun to the diameter of mercury?

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Hrishii

Answer:

280 : 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Diameter of the Sun

[tex] =1.4\times 10^6\: km\\=1400000 \: km[/tex]

Diameter of Mercury = 5000 km

Ratio of the diameter of the sun to the diameter of mercury

[tex] = \frac{1400000}{5000} \\ = \frac{1400}{5} \\ = \frac{280}{1} \\ = 280 \: : \: 1[/tex]