Mastering Scientific Notation Concepts

Light travels at a rate of 186,000 miles per second.  Write this number in scientific notation.

• 1.86 x 10⁵

• 1.86 x 10⁴

• 18.6 x 10⁴

• 186 x 10³

What is the scientific notation for the number 4500?

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