The speed of light is about 671,000,000 miles per hour. How will you write this number in scientific notation?(1 point)

Question

Responses

6.71 × 108
6.71 times 10 superscript 8 baseline

6.71 × 10−8
6.71 times 10 superscript negative 8 baseline

6.71 × 103
6.71 times 10 superscript 3 baseline

6.71 × 10^−3

Answer 1

The speed of light, which is about 671,000,000 miles per hour, can be written in scientific notation as:

6.71 × 10^8

So the correct response is:

6.71 × 10^8 (or 6.71 times 10 superscript 8 baseline)