SOLUTION: light travels at the speed of 3*10^8 (this is in scientific notation) meters per second. How long does it take light to travel one light year (1 light year = 9.46*10^15 --> (this i

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Question 988163: light travels at the speed of 3*10^8 (this is in scientific notation) meters per second. How long does it take light to travel one light year (1 light year = 9.46*10^15 --> (this is in scientific notation))? Give the answer in both seconds and hours
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light travels at the speed of 3*10^8 (this is in scientific notation) meters per second. How long does it take light to travel one light year (1 light year = 9.46*10^15 --> (this is in scientific notation))? Give the answer in both seconds and hours
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A light-year is the distance light travels in a year, so it takes 1 year.
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Use 365 days to find hours and seconds in a year.