Solve the problem. Express the answer in scientific notation to two decimals unless requested otherwise.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 × 105 miles/second. (Round to one decimal place, and assume that there are 365 days in a year.)

A. 5.9 × 1014 mi
B. 5.9 × 105 mi
C. 5.9 × 107 mi
D. 5.9 × 1012 mi


Answer: D

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A.

?A = 3,900e5.4(7)


B.

3,900 = Pe5.4(7)


C.

?A = 3,900e0.054(7)     


D.

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E.

3,900 = Pe0.054


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