Question

the mass of earth is about 5.97 x 10^24 kilograms and the mass of pluto is about 1.3 x 10^22 kilograms. the difference in the mass of earth and pluto is kilograms. 5.983 × 10^24 7.27 × 10^24 5.957 × 10^24 4.67 × 10^24

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the masses

Mass of Earth $m_E = 5.97\times10^{24}$ kg, mass of Pluto $m_P=1.3\times 10^{22}$ kg. Since we need to subtract, make the exponents the same. $1.3\times 10^{22}=0.013\times 10^{24}$ kg.

Step2: Calculate the difference

$m_E - m_P=(5.97 - 0.013)\times10^{24}$ kg.
$5.97- 0.013 = 5.957$. So the difference is $5.957\times10^{24}$ kg.

Answer:

$5.957\times 10^{24}$ kilograms