Question 1092153
the speed of light is approximately 300,000,000 meters per second.


that's equivalent to 3.0 * 10^8 meters in a second if you display it in scientific notation.


multiply that by 60 and you get 1.8 * 10^10 meters in a minute if you display it in scientific notation.


consider that 300,000,000 * 60 is equal to 18,000,000,000 meters per minute.


that's 18 billion meters per minute.


1 billion is equal to 10^9, therefore 18 billion meters per minute is equal to 18 * 10^9 meters per minute.


to get it into scientific notation divide the left side of that by 10 and multiply the right side of that by 10 and you get:


1.8 * 10^9 * 10^1 which becomes 1.8 * 10^10 in scientific notation.


if you mean scientific notation when you say standard form, then this is the answer you're looking for.


here's a reference on scientific notation.


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