Algebra 1: Common Core (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133281140
ISBN 13: 978-0-13328-114-9

Chapter 7 - Exponents and Exponential Functions - Common Core Cumulative Standards Review - Selected Response - Page 481: 7

Answer

Answer C

Work Step by Step

One light-year is: $5.9 \times 10^{12}$ The distance in one month is $\frac{5.9 \times 10^{12} }{12}$ In 3 months, the light can travel $\frac{5.9 \times 10^{12} }{12} .3 =1.475 \times 10^{12} \approx 1.5 \times 10^{12}$ mil. The correct answer is C
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