SOLUTION: The distance from a star to a planet is 9.1 X 10^18 m. How long does it take light, traveling at 10^16 m/year, to travel from the star to the planet?

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Question 390906: The distance from a star to a planet is 9.1 X 10^18 m. How long does it take light, traveling at 10^16 m/year, to travel from the star to the planet?
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%28%289.1%2910%5E18%29%2F10%5E16+=+%289.1%29+10%5E2 years, or 910 years.