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 #203903 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=203903\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Somehow the distance the other tutor calculated for Mercury to the sun is the distance from the earth to the sun.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9.3*10^7 miles is the distance from the earth to the sun<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using your calculations in miles which is close to the average 36 million miles.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3.5915254911*10^7/(6.71 × 10^8*60)=3.21 minutes not 8 minutes which it takes to the earth </SPAN>\n" );
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