Jupiter has a circumference of 279,120 miles. This number written in scientific notation is

Answer 1

To express the circumference of Jupiter, 279,120 miles, in scientific notation, we can break it down as follows:

1. Move the decimal point to the left until you have a number between 1 and 10. In this case, moving the decimal point 5 places to the left gives us 2.79120.
2. Count how many places you moved the decimal; since we moved it 5 places, we will multiply by \(10^5\).

Putting it all together, the number can be expressed in scientific notation as:

\[ 2.79120 \times 10^5 \]

For simplicity, it's often rounded to:

\[ 2.79 \times 10^5 \]

So, the circumference of Jupiter in scientific notation is approximately \(2.79 \times 10^5\) miles.