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)

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1.314 × 10−4
1.314 times 10 superscript negative 4 baseline

1.314 × 10−5
1.314 times 10 superscript negative 5 baseline

1.314 × 104
1.314 times 10 superscript 4 baseline

1.314 × 105

Answer 1

To calculate the number of times an average person blinks in a year, we need to multiply the number of blinks per hour by the number of hours in a day and then by the number of days in a year.

15 blinks/hour * 24 hours/day * 365 days/year = 131,400 blinks/year

In scientific notation, this is written as:

1.314 × 10^5