SOLUTION: If light travels at a speed of about3*{{{10^8}}} m/s how far does light travel in 6 weeks?

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Question 947659: If light travels at a speed of about3*10%5E8 m/s how far does light travel in 6 weeks?
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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Two choices:
METHOD 1: Convert rate to m/week
3%2A%2810%5E8%29m%2Fs*3600+sec%2F1hr*168+hr%2F1+week=1.8144%2A%2810%5E14%29m%2Fweek (Speed of light - Rate in meters per week)
So in 6 weeks
6 weeks*(1.8144%2A%2810%5E14%29m%2Fweek)=1.0886%2A%2810%5E15%29meters ANSWER
METHOD 2: Convert 6 weeks to seconds and multiply
6 weeks*(168 hrs/week)*(3600sec/hr)=3.6288%2A%2810%5E6%29secs (Seconds in 6 weeks)
And multiply number of seconds by rate per second:
3*(10^8)m/sec*3.6288*(10^6)secs=1.0886%2A%2810%5E15%29meters