document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1204224>Question 1204224</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve. Write the answer in scientific notation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Our galaxy is estimated to be 5.6 × 10^19 miles across. How many years would it take a spaceship traveling at 53,000 miles per hour to cross the galaxy? (Round the decimal value to one decimal place.) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "5.6 × 10^19/ 5.3*10^4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "= 5.6*10^15/5.3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=1.056*10^15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=1.1*10^15\r<BR>\n" );
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