SOLUTION: The distance from the earth to the sun is 93 million miles. The speed of light is 9.8 x 10^8 feet per second. How long does it take light to get from the sun to the earth?
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: The distance from the earth to the sun is 93 million miles. The speed of light is 9.8 x 10^8 feet per second. How long does it take light to get from the sun to the earth? This question is from textbook
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Write 93 million miles using scientific notation.
93 million miles = 93,000,000,000
Now 93,000,000,000 becomes 9.3 x 10^10
The only thing left to do is to divide the speed of light by the distance from the earth to the sun.
Here is the set up:
[9.3 x 10^10]/[9.8 x 10^8]
Can you finish now?
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