Jupiter has an average distance from the Sun of 7.98 * 108 kilometers. Use the conversion factor 1 AU = 1.5 * 108 km to convert this distance from kilometers to astronomical units.

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Kareem Holt

8 November, 04:16

Jupiter has an average distance from the Sun of 7.98 * 108 kilometers. Use the conversion factor 1 AU = 1.5 * 108 km to convert this distance from kilometers to astronomical units.

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Cory Shepard · Answer 1

First off, I am assuming that 108 is actually 10^8.

To solve this, you would take the average distance and divide it by the conversion factor of 1.5 x 10^8 km. Notice that you are dividing kilometers by kilometers/AU, which leaves AU at the top. So, the answer is 7.98 x 10^8 / 1.5 x 10^8 = 11.97 AU.