Question

The distance from Earth to Mars is about 35,000,000 miles. What is the order of magnitude of this number?. . . . . . . . A.. . 6. . . . . . . . . B.. . 5. . . . . . . . . C.. . 4. . . . . . . . . D.. . 7. .

Answer 1

The scientific notation of the given, 35,000,000 is 3.5 x 10^7. The order of magnitude of a scientific notation is the exponent of its multiplier, 10. From the derived scientific notation above, the exponent of 10 is 7. Thus, the answer is letter D.