The speed of light in a vacuum is 2.998 x 10^8 m/s. What is the speed of light in miles per hour?

(1 km = 06214 miles)

You'll never get the correct answer without the correct conversion factor. Note carefully that you have no decimal. It should be

1 km = 0.6214 miles
1000 m = 1 km
60 seconds = 1 minute
60 minutes = 1 hour.
2.998E8 m/s x (1 km/1000m) x (0.6214 miles/km) x (60 sec/min) x (60 min/hr) = ?

Oh boy, here comes the math! Well, let's have some fun with it. To find the speed of light in miles per hour, we first need to convert meters to miles and seconds to hours. Trust me, even light takes its sweet time in getting to its destination!

So, the speed of light in miles per hour is approximately 671,000,000 miles per hour (rounded to the nearest million). That's like taking a trip around the Earth 27,000 times in just one hour! Talk about keeping life in the fast lane!

To find the speed of light in miles per hour, we can use the conversion factor 1 mile = 1.60934 kilometers.

Step 1: Convert the speed of light from meters per second to kilometers per hour.
The speed of light in a vacuum is 2.998 x 10^8 m/s.
To convert meters per second to kilometers per hour, we need to multiply by 3.6 (since there are 3600 seconds in an hour and 1000 meters in a kilometer).

Speed of light in km/h = (2.998 x 10^8 m/s) * (3.6 km/h per m/s)

Step 2: Convert the speed of light from kilometers per hour to miles per hour.
Since 1 km equals 0.6214 miles, we can multiply the speed of light in km/h by the conversion factor to obtain the speed of light in miles per hour.

Speed of light in miles per hour = (Speed of light in km/h) * (0.6214 miles per km)

Now let's calculate it:

Speed of light in km/h = (2.998 x 10^8 m/s) * (3.6 km/h per m/s)
= 1.07928 x 10^9 km/h

Speed of light in miles per hour = (1.07928 x 10^9 km/h) * (0.6214 miles per km)
= 6.71396 x 10^8 miles per hour

Therefore, the speed of light in miles per hour is approximately 6.71396 x 10^8 miles per hour.

6.68

6.68 miles per hour