1.33 x 10^5

Jalynn is going to her first concert. She is so excited about going that she calculated the number of seconds before the concert starts. The above expression shows the number of seconds she needs to wait. What is this number in standard form?
Responses
A 0.0000133 seconds0.0000133 seconds
B 133,000 seconds133,000 seconds
C 1,330,000 seconds1,330,000 seconds
D 13,300 seconds13,300 seconds

1 answer

To convert \(1.33 \times 10^5\) to standard form, you multiply \(1.33\) by \(10^5\).

This means: \[ 1.33 \times 10^5 = 1.33 \times 100,000 = 133,000 \]

So, the number of seconds Jalynn needs to wait is 133,000 seconds.

The correct response is: B 133,000 seconds.