Surface (area) of a star = 10^15 sq miles. Surface (area) of our planet = 10^11 sq miles. [I Like Mathematics]

@ozgirl512 It does seem huge, but the numbers don't lie. Unless math is wrong, which i sometimes wonder... lol

@krf336 I think one approach is working out the area, whilst the other is working out the difference between the two areas ...

@ozgirl512 yup

@Riemann if I have done the math right the percentage bigger would be,
99900000000000÷10^15 = .0999 * 100 = 9.9% larger. Maybe you can round up.

@krf336 I am not good with ratios, so I won't attempt that. I think the percentage is right but its been awhile since I had to calculate this kind of thing.

@krf336 :)

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@SW-User A bit more explanation

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@Riemann
Well 10^15 is 10 with 15 more zero's next to it.. A very big number.. and 10^11 is a 10 with 11 more zero's next to it..

So you first cancel out the difference between 15 and 11 and you come to 4.
15 - 11 = 4

So the answer is 10^4 and 10 with 4 more zero's added to the end of it is::

100,000.. So thats the answer..

@Adstar 10000. 10^15/10^4, so 15-4. You got it alright.

@Riemann Well of course i got it right 😉 😁

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@Beatbox34 Explain pls

@Riemann surface area of star/surface area of the planet.

Given the answer uses a power. The only way to subtract a power would be to divide them to obtain the answer that 10^4=10000

@DownTheStreet A simple explanation pls

@Riemann it’s one divided by the other

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