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To find: The unit that is more appropriate in measuring the distance to the sun among meters or miles.
Answer to Problem 31PPE
Unit “miles” is more appropriate in measuring the distance to the sun.
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
Website states the distance to the sun as 150 billion meters and other states the same distance as 93,000,000 miles.
Formula/Concept used:
Conversion formula between meter and miles is:
1 mile
Calculation:
The unit meter is always used for measuring short distances and miles is used for measuring long distances that are equivalently in kilometers.
As, 150 billion meters
Conclusion:
Thus, miles is more appropriate unit to represent the distance to sun.
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