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The mean distance from the earth to the sun is $9.3 \times$ $10^{7} \mathrm{mi} .$ What is this distance in kilometers? in centimeters?
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3 \times 10^{7}$ miles. We know that 1 mile is approximately equal to 1.6093 kilometers. So, we can convert the distance from miles to kilometers by multiplying the given distance by the conversion factor. Show more…
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