document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=280490>Question 280490</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The velocity of light is 6.71 × 10^8 mi/hr. The distance of Mercury from the Sun is approximately 5.78 × 10^7 km. How many minutes will it take for light from the Sun to travel to Mercury?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "what i've gotten: 5.78 x 10^7 km = 35915254.911 mi </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #203895 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=203895\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> velocity of light is 6.71 * 10^8 miles per hour.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mercury is approximately 5.78 * 10^7 kilometers from the sun.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "how many minutes for the light to get from the sun to mercury?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 kilometer = 0.621371192 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides of this equation by .621371192 and you get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 mile = 1.609344001 kilometers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this means that 5.78 * 10^7 kilometers equals 9.302008324 * 10^7 miles.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 minute = 1 hour / 60\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this means that 6.71 * 10^8 miles per hour equals .111833333333 * 10^8 miles per minute.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rate * Time = Distance\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This translates to:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Time = Distance / Rate\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Our distance is 9.302008324 * 10^7 miles\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Our rate is .111833333333 * 10^8 miles per minute.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We divide (9.302008324 * 10^7) by (.111833333333 * 10^8) to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It takes 8.317742167 minutes for light to reach mercury from the sun.\r<BR>\n" );
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