The mass of all the bodies in the solar system, excluding the sun, is about 2.67
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Question
The mass of all the bodies in the solar system, excluding the sun, is about 2.67 X 10^27 kg. The mass of Jupiter is about 1.9 X 10^27 kg.
A. What percent of the total mass of the solar system, excluding the sun, does Jupiter contain? (I believe the answer is about 71.16%)
B. The four largest planets together (Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus) account for nearly all of the solar system, excluding the sun. If the masses of Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus are 5.7 X 10^26 kg, 1.03 X 10^26 kg, and 8.69 X 10^25 kg, respectively, what percent of the total mass of the solar system, excluding the sun, do these four planets contain? (If you could show your work & explain this part that would be very much appreciated!)
Explanation / Answer
total mass of four planets = (1.9*10^27)+(5.7*10^26)+(1.03*10^26)+(8.69*10^25) = 2.6599*10^27
percent = 2.6599*10^27*100/(2.67*10^27) = 99.62 %
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