SOLUTION: Light travels approximately 5.87 x 10^12 mi. in one year. This distance is called a light-year. Suppose a star is 2 x 10^4 light-years away. How many miles away is the star?

Algebra ->  Customizable Word Problem Solvers  -> Misc -> SOLUTION: Light travels approximately 5.87 x 10^12 mi. in one year. This distance is called a light-year. Suppose a star is 2 x 10^4 light-years away. How many miles away is the star?      Log On

Ad: Over 600 Algebra Word Problems at edhelper.com


    

Question 69928: Light travels approximately 5.87 x 10^12 mi. in one year. This distance is called a light-year. Suppose a star is 2 x 10^4 light-years away. How many miles away is the star?
Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(5.87x10^12)(2x10^4)
11.74x10^16
1.174x10^17 miles. or
117,400,000,000,000,000 miles