Solve the problem. Express the answer in scientific notation to two decimals unless requested otherwise.
-The earth is approximately $92,900,000$ miles from the sun. If 1 mile $= 1.61 \times 10 ^ { 3 } \mathrm {~m}$, what is the distance to the sun in meters?
A) $5.7 \times 10 ^ { - 10 } \mathrm {~m}$
B) $1.50 \times 10^{10} \mathrm {~m}$
C) $5.7 \times 10^{10} \mathrm {~m}$
D) $1.50 \times 10^{11} \mathrm {~m}$

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To convert the distance from miles to meters, multiply the distance in miles by the conversion factor: $92,900,000 \times 1.61 \times 10^3 = 1.49569 \times 10^{11}$ meters, which rounds to $1.50 \times 10^{11}$ meters in scientific notation.

Solve the Problem 92,900,00092,900,00092,900,000 Miles from the Sun =1.61×103 m= 1.61 \times 10 ^ { 3 } \mathrm {~m}=1.61×103 m

Solve the Problem $92,900,000$ Miles from the Sun $= 1.61 \times 10 ^ { 3 } \mathrm {~m}$