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Question Suppose an average person blinks 15 times per hour. How many times does an average person blink in a year? Write the answer in scientific notation (Hint: 1 year = 365 days, 1 day = 24 hours).(1 point) Responses 1.314 × 105 1.314 times 10 superscript 5 baseline 1.314 × 10−4 1.314 times 10 superscript negative 4 baseline 1.314 × 104 1.314 times 10 superscript 4 baseline 1.314 × 10−5

Answer 1

To calculate the number of times an average person blinks in a year, we start with the following information:

• The average person blinks 15 times per hour.
• There are 24 hours in a day.
• There are 365 days in a year.

First, we will calculate the number of blinks in one day:

\[ \text{Blinks in one day} = 15 \text{ blinks/hour} \times 24 \text{ hours/day} = 360 \text{ blinks/day} \]

Next, we calculate the total number of blinks in one year:

\[ \text{Blinks in one year} = 360 \text{ blinks/day} \times 365 \text{ days/year} = 131400 \text{ blinks/year} \]

Now, we convert 131400 into scientific notation:

\[ 131400 = 1.314 \times 10^5 \]

Therefore, the answer is:

1.314 × 10^5