Math and Space
The earth is 1.5 x10^8 km from the sun.
This answer is written in scientific notation is used to make it easier to use big and small numbers.
1.5 x10^8 km is equal to 150,000,000 kilometers.
This is called Standard Form.
Resources:
http://www.onlineconversion.com/length_common.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/4116/Science/math_in_space.htm
http://www.travelmath.com/drive-distance/from/Los+Angeles,+CA/to/New+York,+NY
http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/scientific-notation.html
How far is Earth from the Sun?
1 kilometer = 1000 meter
150,000,000 kilometers = 150,000,000,000 meters
1 meter = 0.000621 miles
150,000,000,000 meters = 93,150,000 miles
How many marathons will it take to get to the sun?
93,150,000 miles/26.2 miles = 355,343.5 marathons.
What does this mean? How far is this?
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