SOLUTION: Determine how far electricity travels in 7 ms. Express your answer in miles. HELP PLEASE??!!!

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Question 107202: Determine how far electricity travels in 7 ms. Express your answer in miles.
HELP PLEASE??!!!
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
an ok approximation for the speed of electricity is c (the speed of light, like E=mc˛) ... c=186,000 miles per second

d=rt ... d=(186000 mi/sec)(.007 sec)