The speed of a sloth is very slow, typically around 0.03 meters per second, which can be expressed in scientific notation as 3 × 10^-2 meters per second.
Among the options provided:
A. 4 × 10^-5 meters per second (0.00004 m/s) is the closest to the typical speed of a sloth.
Therefore, the best representation of the speed of a sloth is A. 4 × 10^-5 meters per second.
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