Write the Number in Standard Notation $5.9 \times 10 ^ { 12 }$

question 274

Multiple Choice

Write the number in standard notation.
-A light-year is a measure of length defined as the distance that light travels in one year, which is about $5.9 \times 10 ^ { 12 }$ miles. Write this number in standard notation.

• A) \(5,900,000,000,000\)
• B) \(0.0000000000059\)
• C) \(5,900,000,000\)
• D) \(5.900000000000\)

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