SOLUTION: Hi, I'm having trouble finding the answer to this problem. Could you help? The distance from the sun to planet Jupiter is 483,000,000 miles. The speed of light is 186,000 miles pe

Question 1026318: Hi, I'm having trouble finding the answer to this problem. Could you help?
The distance from the sun to planet Jupiter is 483,000,000 miles. The speed of light is 186,000 miles per second. Use scientific notation to find the number of seconds it takes for light from the sun to reach the Jupiter. How many minutes is that?
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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The distance from the sun to planet Jupiter is 483,000,000 miles. The speed of light is 186,000 miles per second. Use scientific notation to find the number of seconds it takes for light from the sun to reach the Jupiter. How many minutes is that?
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483x10^6/186x10^3 = 2.60x10^3 seconds = (2.60x10^3)/(6x10) = 0.433x10^2
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= 43.3 minutes
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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