One of the main speed tests in athletics is the 400 meters dash. At the 1999 Seville World Championship, athlete Michael Johnson won that event, with 43.18 seconds. This time, second, written in scientific notation is:   a. 0.4318 x 102   b. 4.318 x 101   c. 431.8 x 10-1   d. 43.18 x 100   e. 4,318 x 10-2

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One of the main speed tests in athletics is the 400 meters dash. At the 1999 Seville World Championship, athlete Michael Johnson won that event, with 43.18 seconds.

This time, second, written in scientific notation is:

  a.
0.4318 x 102
  b.
4.318 x 101
  c.

431.8 x 10-1

  d.

43.18 x 100

  e.

4,318 x 10-2

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