Question

5) If a satellite travels 62,000,000 miles from Earth, how can we write it in

scientific notation?

Answer 1

6.2*10^7 miles

Explanation:

We write scientific notation beginning with a number rounded to 1 decimal place between 0 and 10 then multiply it by a power of 10.

In this case, 62 million can be written as 6.2*10^7