document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1025802>Question 1025802</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The speed of light is approximately 3 × 10^5 km/s and the average distance between Pluto and the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sun is about 5.9 × 10^9 km. How long does it take for light from the Sun to reach Pluto? Give your<BR>\n" );
document.write( "answer correct to the nearest minute.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please explain answer. Thanks </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Sun is about 5.9 × 10^9 km. How long does it take for light from the Sun to reach Pluto? Give your<BR>\n" );
document.write( "answer correct to the nearest minute.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = r*t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = d/r = 5.9e9/3e5 seconds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 1.96666e4/60 minutes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=~ 328 minutes </SPAN>\n" );
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