Question

2. Suppose you traveled from Saturn to Jupiter, and then from Jupiter to Mars. What would be the total distance in scientific notation

Answer 1

We have that approximately, the distance from Saturn to Jupiter is:

$4.56x_{}10^8\text{ miles}$

and the distance from Jupiter to Mars approximately is:

$3.42x10^8\text{miles}$

then, the total distance traveled would be the sum of these two quantities:

$(4.56x10^8)+(3.42x10^8)=7.98x10^8$

therefore the total distance is 7.98x10^8 miles