The speed of light is about 671,000,000 miles per hour. How will you write this number in scientific notation?(1 point)

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Responses

6.71 × 103
6.71 times 10 superscript 3 baseline

6.71 × 108
6.71 times 10 superscript 8 baseline

6.71 × 10−8
6.71 times 10 superscript negative 8 baseline

6.71 × 10^−3

Answer 1

The speed of light is approximately 671,000,000 miles per hour. To express this number in scientific notation, you can write it as:

6.71 × 10^8

So the correct response is:

6.71 × 10^8