Astronomers measure large distances in light-years. One light-year is the distance that light can travel in one year, or approximately 5.88 × 1012 miles. Suppose a star is 9.8 × 101 light-years from Earth. In scientific notation, approximately how many miles is it?(1 point)
9.8 × 10^1 light-years = 9.8 x 5.88 x 10^12 miles
≈ 5.7704 x 10^13 miles
Therefore, the star is approximately 5.7704 x 10^13 miles from Earth.