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 × 104
1.314 times 10 superscript 4 baseline

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 × 105

Answer 1

To calculate the number of times an average person blinks in a year given that they blink 15 times per hour, we can follow these steps:

1. Calculate the number of hours in a year: \[ \text{Hours per year} = 365 \text{ days} \times 24 \text{ hours/day} = 8760 \text{ hours} \]

2. Calculate the total number of blinks in a year: \[ \text{Blinks per year} = 15 \text{ blinks/hour} \times 8760 \text{ hours} = 131400 \text{ blinks} \]

3. Convert this number into scientific notation: \[ 131400 = 1.314 \times 10^5 \]

Thus, an average person blinks approximately \( 1.314 \times 10^5 \) times in a year.

The correct response is: 1.314 × 10^5