SOLUTION: Radio waves travel at the same speed as light, 3.0 X 10^8 meters per second. Find the time required for a radio wave to travel from misson control in Houston to NASA astronauts on

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Question 163482: Radio waves travel at the same speed as light, 3.0 X 10^8 meters per second. Find the time required for a radio wave to travel from misson control in Houston to NASA astronauts on the surface of the moon 3.86 X 10^8 meters away.
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Rate x Time = Distance
R%2AT=D
%283%2A10%5E8%29%2AT=3.86%2A10%5E8
T=3.86%2F3=1.29
1.29 seconds to reach the moon astronauts.