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On a scale where the Sun is about the size of a grapefruit and Earth is about 15 meters away, how far away are the nearest stars besides the Sun?

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Answer:

About the distance across the United States or 3800 km (23612 miles)

Step-by-step explanation:

[tex]\frac{x15.10^9}{3.8.10^16}\\\\[/tex]  [tex]=\frac{15}{x}[/tex]

[tex]15x=\frac{57.10^16}{10^9}[/tex]

[tex]x=\frac{57.10^7}{15}[/tex]

x=3.8.[tex]10^7[/tex]