Final answer:
The number of miles (3,700) to Hawaii written in scientific notation is 3.7 x 10⁴, corresponding to option D.
Step-by-step explanation:
To write the number of miles to Hawaii in scientific notation, we need to express it as a number between 1 and 10 multiplied by a power of 10. In this case, 3,700 miles can be written as 3.7 times 1000, which is the same as 3.7 times 103. Therefore, the correct answer is 3.7 x 104, which corresponds to option D.
When practicing scientific notation, remember to position the decimal after the first non-zero digit and count the number of places you've moved the decimal to determine the exponent of 10. If you move the decimal to the left, the exponent is positive; if you move it to the right, the exponent is negative.