Mercury is 5.79 x 10^7 km from the sun. Light travels at a speed of 3.0 x 10^5 km/s. How long would it take for light to travel from the sun to Mercury? I have to answer this problem using scientific notation.

If I wanted to walk 10 miles at 5mph, how long would it take?

This is just the same. Don't let the fancy numbers get in the way.

time = distance/speed

5.79E7 km / 3.0E5 km/sec = 1.93E2 sec

To find out how long it would take for light to travel from the sun to Mercury, we can use the equation:

Time = Distance / Speed

Given:
Distance from the sun to Mercury = 5.79 x 10^7 km
Speed of light = 3.0 x 10^5 km/s

Plugging in the values:

Time = (5.79 x 10^7 km) / (3.0 x 10^5 km/s)

To divide these values, we need to subtract the exponents:

Time = 5.79 x 10^7 / 3.0 x 10^5

To divide the numbers, we divide 5.79 by 3.0 and subtract the exponents:

Time = 1.93 x 10^2

Therefore, it would take approximately 1.93 x 10^2 seconds for light to travel from the sun to Mercury.

To find the time it takes for light to travel from the sun to Mercury, we can use the formula:

Time = Distance / Speed

Given:
Distance from the sun to Mercury = 5.79 x 10^7 km
Speed of light = 3.0 x 10^5 km/s

Substituting these values into the formula, we get:

Time = (5.79 x 10^7 km) / (3.0 x 10^5 km/s)

To divide the numbers in scientific notation, we divide the coefficients (5.79 / 3.0) and subtract the exponents (10^7 - 10^5).

Dividing the coefficients gives us 1.93, and subtracting the exponents gives us 10^2 since the exponent of the divisor is greater.

Therefore, the time it takes for light to travel from the sun to Mercury is 1.93 x 10^2 seconds.

Write the distance mercury from the Sun in standard form