SOLUTION: A light year is 5.88 1012 miles. Find the diameter of the Milky Way in miles. (Round the expression that precedes the multiplication sign to two decimal places.) Thanks!

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Question 1152827: A light year is 5.88 1012 miles. Find the diameter of the Milky Way in miles. (Round the expression that precedes the multiplication sign to two decimal places.) Thanks!
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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A light year is 5.88 1012 miles. Find the diameter of the Milky Way in miles. (Round the expression that precedes the multiplication sign to two decimal places.) Thanks!
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Not enough info.
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And, a LY is ~ 5.88*10^12, or 5.88e12 miles

Answer by ikleyn(52747) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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HINT : the diameter of the Milky Way is 105,700 light years.