Use Scientific Notation to Solve the Problem $1.86 \times 10 ^ { 5 }$

question 286

Multiple Choice

Use scientific notation to solve the problem.
-A light-year is the distance that light travels in one year. Find the number of miles in a light-year if light travels $1.86 \times 10 ^ { 5 }$ miles per second.

• A) \(6.0 \times 10 ^ { 7 }\) miles
• B) \(6.0 \times 10 ^ { 12 }\) miles
• C) \(6.0 \times 10^{14}\) miles
• D) \(6.0 \times 10 ^ { 5 }\) miles

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