Question

Pluto is about 5,900,000,000 kilometers from the sun. Scientists use a shortcut for recording large numbers called scientific notation. Write the distance from Pluto to the sun using this shortcut.

Answer 1

5.9×10^(9)km

Explanation:

the number can be written as

5.9×1,000,000,000

= 5.9× 10^(9). (9 zeroes)