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Using the table of planetary data, calculate the distance from the Sun to Mars in astronomical units.

HINT:
1. One astronomical unit equals 149,600,000 kilometers.
2. Use the distances in kilometers from the Sun to Mars and the Earth-Sun distance to calculate the distance to Mars from the Sun in astronomical units.

A) 1.52 a.u.

B) 0.66 a.u.

C) 6.56 a.u.

D) 0.15 a.u.
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