document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1126573>Question 1126573</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Light travels 1.18 x 10^10 in. In 1 second. How far will light trav in 1 nanosecond or 1 ×10^-9 s? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Should I multiply or divide? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "There's no need to set up a proportion.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply the 2 numbers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Notice the seconds cancel, leaving the inches.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A light-year us commonly used as the distance light travels in a year.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A light-foot is sometimes used (not my many) as the time for light to travel a foot. It's 1 nanosecond.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "---> 1 nanosecond = ~ 1 light-foot </SPAN>\n" );
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