The average distance from the sun to the planet Mercury is about 58,000,000 km. The diameter of a
human hair is about 0.0025 cm.
What is the distance from the sun to Mercury written in scientific notation?

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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

You need a number between 1 and 10.

You need a power that shows 6 zeros plus one more.

Number = 5.8

power = 6 + 1 = 7

Answer: 5.8 * 10^7 km for the distance of Mercury to the sun.

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The hair is 2.5 * 10^-3

The minus comes from the fact that the human hair is less than 1.