Question

32 mercury is 57,910,000 km from the sun. how many aus is mercury from the sun? 0.39 au 3.9 au 3 au 2.59 au

Explanation:

Step1: Recall the conversion factor

1 AU (Astronomical Unit) is approximately \(149597870.7\) km.

Step2: Set up the division formula

To find the number of AUs, divide the distance of Mercury from the Sun (\(d = 57910000\) km) by the number of kilometers in 1 AU (\(149597870.7\) km). So the formula is \(n=\frac{57910000}{149597870.7}\).

Step3: Perform the division

\(n=\frac{57910000}{149597870.7}\approx0.39\) (rounded to two - decimal places).

Answer:

A. 0.39 AU