Answer:
The diameter of the sun is 285 times larger then the diameter of Mercury
Explanation:
Given Data
diameter of the sun = 1.39 x 10⁶ km
diameter of Mercury = 4.88 x 10³ km
how many times larger is the diameter of the sun (x) then Mercury = ?
Solution
First we remove the exponential form to make it simple
diameter of the sun = 1.39 x 10⁶ km
which is equal to 1390000
diameter of Mercury = 4.88 x 10³ km
which is equal to 4880
Now we divide the larger value bu the smaller one
x = 1390000 ÷ 4880
x = 285
The diameter of the sun is 285 times larger then the diameter of Mercury
