Question

The speed of a garden snail is about 8.5×10−6 miles per second. If a garden snail moves at this speed in a straight line for 2×103 seconds, how far would the snail travel in standard notation and scientific notation.

Answer 1

17*10^-3 miles

Explanation:

Given data

Speed= 8.5×10^−6 miles per second

Time taken=2×10^3 seconds

We know that the expression for the speed is given as

speed= distance/time

distance= speed* time

substitute

distance= 8.5×10^−6* 2×10^3

distance= 8.5*2*(10^-6+3)

distance= 17*10^-3 miles