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The diameter of Mercury is approximately 4.9×103 kilometers. The diameter of Earth is approximately 1.3×104 kilometers. About how many times greater is the diameter of Earth than the diameter of Mercury? 2.7 27 270 2700

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The diameter of Earth is about 2.7 times greater than the diameter of Mercury

How to determine the scale factor

Given the following values

Diameter of Mercury = 4.9×10^3km

Diameter of Earth = 1.3×10^4km

Taking the ratio of the diamaters:

Ratio =  1.3×10^3/4.9×10^4

Ratio = 2.7

This shows that the diameter of Earth is about 2.7 times greater than the diameter of Mercury

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