Question

The speed of light is about 671, 000, 000 mph how will you write this number in scientific notation would it be 6.71×10 with a -8 power or would it be 6.71×10 power of three or 6.71×10 with a -3 power or 6.71×10 power of eight

Answer 1

The speed of light, approximately 671,000,000 miles per hour, can be written in scientific notation as \(6.71 \times 10^8\) mph.

So the correct answer is \(6.71 \times 10^8\).