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Light travels at 186,000 miles per second. Light takes about 11⁄3 seconds to travel from the earth to the moon. Calculate the distance between the earth and the moon based on the speed of light.
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princessleaya

  1. (11/3) * 186,000 = ________ miles

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    Ms. Sue

  2. 248,000 miles
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    princessleaya

  4. I get a much larger number. 11/3 is almost 4

    Multiply the numerator by 186,000 and then divide by the denominator.

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    Ms. Sue

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    grace

  6. 652,000 miles

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    jazz

  8. 248,000

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    charles'

  9. 248,000

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    Dj Salad

  10. 248,000

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  13. 248,000

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    Ree

  14. don't step on a crack or it will break your moms back

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