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 × 104
1.314 times 10 superscript 4 baseline

1.314 × 105
1.314 times 10 superscript 5 baseline

1.314 × 10−5

Answer 1

To find the number of times an average person blinks in a year, we can start with the given information:

1. An average person blinks 15 times per hour.
2. There are 24 hours in a day and 365 days in a year.

We can calculate the total number of blinks in a year as follows:

1. Calculate the number of blinks per day: \[ \text{blinks per day} = 15 \text{ blinks/hour} \times 24 \text{ hours/day} = 360 \text{ blinks/day} \]

2. Calculate the number of blinks per year: \[ \text{blinks per year} = 360 \text{ blinks/day} \times 365 \text{ days/year} = 131400 \text{ blinks/year} \]

Now, we convert this number into scientific notation: \[ 131400 = 1.314 \times 10^5 \]

Thus, the number of times an average person blinks in a year is:

1.314 × 10^5

So the correct response is:

1.314 × 10^5 (1.314 times 10 superscript 5 baseline)