8.1.B.10 - Operations with Numbers in Scientific Notation - Exit Ticket

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The speed of light is 3 x 108 meters per second. The sun is approximately 230,000,000,000 meters from Mars. How many seconds does it take for sunlight to reach Mars?

If the sun is approximately 1.5 x 1011 meters from Earth, what is the approximate distance from Earth to Mars?

From EngageNY.org of the New York State Education Department. Grade 8 Mathematics Module 1, Topic B, Lesson 10. Internet. Available from https://www.engageny.org/resource/grade-8-mathemat...; accessed 03/Nov/2015.