Question
The speed of light is about 671,000,000 miles per hour. How will you write this number in scientific notation?(1 point)
Responses
6.71 × 10^−8
6.71 times 10 superscript negative 8 baseline
6.71 × 10^8
6.71 times 10 superscript 8 baseline
6.71 × 10^3
6.71 times 10 superscript 3 baseline
6.71 × 10^−3
Responses
6.71 × 10^−8
6.71 times 10 superscript negative 8 baseline
6.71 × 10^8
6.71 times 10 superscript 8 baseline
6.71 × 10^3
6.71 times 10 superscript 3 baseline
6.71 × 10^−3
Answers
GPT-4 Turbo
To write the speed of light (671,000,000 miles per hour) in scientific notation, you position the decimal after the first significant digit which is 6 and then count the number of places the decimal has to move to get back to where it was in the original number.
So for 671,000,000, it would look like this in scientific notation:
6.71 × 10^8
Therefore, the correct response is:
6.71 × 10^8
6.71 times 10 superscript 8 baseline
So for 671,000,000, it would look like this in scientific notation:
6.71 × 10^8
Therefore, the correct response is:
6.71 × 10^8
6.71 times 10 superscript 8 baseline