document.write( "Question 634020: Speed of Light = 9.836 x 10^8 feet/second
\n" ); document.write( "Distance between Sun and a planet = 354 million miles (1.869 x 10^12 feet)
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\n" ); document.write( " 8.56 minutes
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(1.869 x 10^12)/(9.836 x 10^8)=1900 minutes
\n" ); document.write( "Which seems odd since the earth is 93 million miles and it takes 8 minutes. One would think it would only take abut 30 minutes to reach this other planet.
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