Problema Solution
Earth vs. Sun. The mass of Earth is about 6 times 10^21 metric tons. The sun is 1.998 times 10^27 metric tons. About how many times the mass of earth is the mass of the sun. Express the answer in scientific notation
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The ratio between the mass of Earth M_e and the mass of the sun M_s is:
R = M_e/M_s = (6 x 10^21)/(1.998 x 10^27) = (6/1.998) x 10^(21-27) =3.003x10^-6