document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=128058>Question 128058</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sun is approximately 1.496 * 10^8 kilometres from earth. If light travels at three hundred million metres per second, how long does it take for light to travel from the sun to the earth ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Change the kilometers to meters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1.496x10^8 km)(1000 meters/km) = 1.496x10^11 meters<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide distance by the speed of light:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1.496x10^11 meters m) / (3.00x10^8 m/s) = 4.9867x10^2 seconds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 8.111 minutes<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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