Homework Help: 8th grade

Posted by 8th grade on Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 11:50pm.

A)
light travels at approximately 186,000 miles per second. approximately how far will it travel in 1 minute? express your answer in scientific notation

B)
the sun is approximately 93,000,000 miles from the earth. about how long does it take light to travel from the sun to the earth? remember taht light travels at approximately 186,000 miles per second

8th grade - Me, Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 11:56pm
(A) 186,000*60 = 1.116*10^7 miles
(B) 93,000,000/186,000 = 5*10^2 seconds
8th grade - Dr Russ, Friday, November 14, 2008 at 8:36am
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