Question

A star has a core temperature of about $115,000,000°$$F$. The temperature of a lightning strike is about $10,300°$ $F$. Approximately how many times hotter is the core temperature of the star than the temperature of the lightning strike?

Answer 1

Given, A star has a core temperature of about $115,000,000°$$F$

The temperature of a lightning strike is about $10,300°$ $F$

To find how many times hotter is the core temperature of the star than the temperature of the lightning strike, we should divide $115,000,000$ by $10,300$.

No. of times hotter is the core temperature of the star than the temperature of the lightning strike $=\frac{115,000,000}{10,300}$

$=11,165.0485437$

$\approx 11,165$

So, the core temperature of the star is approximately $11,165$ times more than the temperature of the lightning strike .