Light travels at roughly ( 3 × 10⁸ ) meters per second. Sound travels at roughly ( 34,000 ) centimeters per second. About how many times faster does light travel than sound? Write your answer in scientific notation, rounded to the nearest hundredth.
a. ( 8.82 × 10⁶ )
b. ( 8.82 × 10⁷ )
c. ( 8.82 × 10⁸ )
d. ( 8.82 × 10⁹ )