Question

Venus is 67 million miles away from the sun
Mars is 142 million miles away from the sun
Earth is 93 million miles away from the sun
Which of these planets is closest to Earth is Venus or Mars?

Answer 1

Venus is 67 million miles away from the Sun

Mars is 142 million miles away from the Sun

Earth is 93 million miles away from the Sun

Which of these planets is closest to Earth is Venus or Mars?

We can see, that distance between Venus and Earth is $93 - 67 = 26$ million miles, and distance from Mars to Earth is $142 - 93 = 49$ million miles. So, Venus is closest planet to Earth.