SOLUTION: The speed of light is 9.84 x 108 feet per second. How long does it take light to get from Sun to Earth which are 92,955,887.6 miles apart. (Convert miles to feet first: 1 mile = 16
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Question 638005: The speed of light is 9.84 x 108 feet per second. How long does it take light to get from Sun to Earth which are 92,955,887.6 miles apart. (Convert miles to feet first: 1 mile = 1600 meters, 1 meter = 3.3 feet)
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6 minutes 19 seconds Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
Converting miles to meters and then meters to feet is a supremely dumb way to convert from miles to feet. Just multiply the number of miles by 5280 feet per mile.
Once you have the distance in the proper units, divide by the rate to get the time.
John
My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
