How many significant figures are present in the number 50,670?

What happens in a global convection cell

Light from the sun reaches the earth in 8.3 minutes. the velocity is 3.00 x 10^8 m/s. how far is earth from the sun? i know how to get to d = (3 x 10^8 m/s)(498 sec). i just don't know how to get from there to the answer being 1.5 x 10^11 m.

In order of decreasing light-transmitting capabilities of materials, which is the correct sequence? a. transparent -> translucent -> opaque b. opaque -> transparent -> translucent c. opaque -> translucent -> transparent d. translucent -> transparent -> opaque