Question

Scientists discovered a large star 123,000 light years from Earth. A light year is about 5,880,000,000,000 miles.

What is the distance of the large star from Earth in scientific notation?

Answer 1

7.2324e+17

Explanation:

To find the total distance in miles, we could multiply 123,000 by 5,880,000,000,000 miles.

123,000*5,880,000,000,000=7.2324e+17

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