document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1074485>Question 1074485</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The distance from the Earth to the Sun is 1.496×10^11 metres.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The speed of light is 3×10^88 metres per second.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Show that, correct to 3 significant figures, light will take 0.139 hours to travel from the Sun to the Earth. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #689145 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39631)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=689145\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> CORRECTION:  The speed of light is <s>3×10^88</s> 3x10^8 metres per second.\r<BR>\n" );
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