document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=207105>Question 207105</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The distance from the sun to earth is 93 million miles.  If the speed of light is 9.83569 x 10^8 feet per second, how long does it take light to travel from the sun to the earth? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "93,000,000*5280 = # of feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 4.9104E11 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.9104E11 feet/9.83569E8 ft/sec = 4.98331E2 seconds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 498.33 seconds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= ~ 8.3 minutes </SPAN>\n" );
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