SOLUTION: A space probe that is 2.85x10^9 miles away from Earth sends radio signals back to NASA. If the radio signals travel at the speed of light (186,000 miles per second), how long will

Question 34872: A space probe that is 2.85x10^9 miles away from Earth sends radio signals back to NASA. If the radio signals travel at the speed of light (186,000 miles per second), how long will the signals take to reach NASA? PLEASE HELP! Thank you so much!
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A space probe that is 2.85x10^9 miles away from Earth sends radio signals back to NASA. If the radio signals travel at the speed of light (186,000 miles per second), how long will the signals take to reach NASA?
Divide 2.85E9 by 1.86E5 to get 15322.58065... seconds=
255.3763 minutes
4.256 hours
Cheers,
stan H.
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