The speed of light is about 671,000,000 miles per hour. How will you write this number in scientific notation?(1 point)
Responses
6.71 × 10−8
6.71 times 10 superscript negative 8 baseline
6.71 × 108
6.71 times 10 superscript 8 baseline
6.71 × 10−3
6.71 times 10 superscript negative 3 baseline
6.71 × 103
6.71 × 10^8
The correct answer is: 6.71 × 10^8
To write the number 671,000,000 in scientific notation, you need to move the decimal point to the left until there is only one digit to the left of the decimal point and then multiply it by a power of 10.
In this case, you would need to move the decimal point 8 places to the left to get 6.71. Since you moved the decimal point to the left, the exponent will be negative. Therefore, the correct scientific notation for 671,000,000 is 6.71 × 10^8.
So the correct response would be:
6.71 × 10^8