document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1207558>Question 1207558</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. One light-year is defined by astronomers tobe the distance that a beam of light will travel in 1 year (365 days).If the speed of light is 186,000 miles per second, how many miles are in a light-year? Express your answer in scientific notation. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. How long does it take a beam of light to reach Earth from the Sun when the Sun is 93,000,000 miles from Earth? Express your answer in seconds, using scientific notation. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You are starting with 186000 MILES per SECOND, and you want the distance for the amount of time 365 days.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The time units are what you mostly want to identify and use.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You may find in the process an expression equivalent to<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(which is not yet the finished answer). </SPAN>\n" );
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