SOLUTION: it take 1.25 seconds for light to travel from the moon to the earth. How many miles away is the moon?

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Question 342587: it take 1.25 seconds for light to travel from the moon to the earth. How many miles away is the moon?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Rate*Time=Distance.
R%2At=D
The speed of light is 3x10%5E%288%29 m/s
D=%283x10%5E8%29%281.25%29
Complete the calculation for the final answer.