Question

A dinosaur fossil is 91,910,000 years old. how can you express this age in scientific notation with the highest level of precision?

a. 9x10^7
b. 9.2x10^7
c. 9.191x10^7
d. 9.19x10^7

Answer 1

91,910,000 years
9.191 x 10^7
answer is c

Answer 2

Answer:
`91,910,000=9.191*10^7`

Explanation:

Given: The age of dinosaur fossil = 91,910,000 years

The scientific notation is a way to write a very large or a very small number in the product of a decimal form of number [generally between 1 and 10]and powers of ten.

In the given there are 8 digits, then the given number in scientific notation can be written as

`91,910,000=9.191*10,000,000=9.191*10^7`