Question

read the news clipping below. in the news! asteroid to fly within orbit of the moon asteroid ga6 will zip past earth on thursday at 7:06 p.m. edt. the asteroid, a space rock about 71 ft wide, will fly within the orbit of the moon while it passes earth. source: news.yahoo.com the distance between earth and the moon is approximately 250,000 mi. at its closest point, asteroid ga6 was 9/10 of that distance from earth. approximate the asteroids distance (in miles) from earth at its closest point.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify given values

The distance between Earth and the Moon is 250,000 miles. The asteroid's distance from Earth is $\frac{9}{10}$ of this distance.

Step2: Calculate asteroid - Earth distance

Multiply the Earth - Moon distance by $\frac{9}{10}$. So, $250000\times\frac{9}{10}=25000\times9 = 225000$ miles.

Answer:

225000