SOLUTION: The spaceship is traveling at a speed of 2.8×10 to the fourth power miles per hour for a total of 1.2×10 to the power of 6 miles. How long was the space ship traveling for? ( roun

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Question 1064058: The spaceship is traveling at a speed of 2.8×10 to the fourth power miles per hour for a total of 1.2×10 to the power of 6 miles. How long was the space ship traveling for? ( round to the nearest hundredth and leave your answer in scientific notation )
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
d = r*t
t = d/r
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2.8×10 to the fourth power
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Use math sympbols, and don't use x for multiply. Use * (Shift 8)
--> 2.8*10^4
or 2.8e4

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