Light travels at a speed of about 186,000 miles per second. Sound travels at a speed of about 1,087 feet per second. How many times faster light travels than sound.
1,087/5280 = sound travel in miles
186,000/sound travel in miles = ?
To find out how many times faster light travels than sound, we need to calculate the ratio of their speeds.
First, let's convert the speed of light from miles per second to feet per second.
1 mile is equal to 5280 feet, so to convert miles to feet, we multiply the speed of light by 5280.
186,000 miles/second * 5280 feet/mile = 982,080,000 feet/second (approximately)
Now, we can calculate the ratio of the speed of light to the speed of sound:
Ratio = (Speed of Light) / (Speed of Sound)
Ratio = 982,080,000 feet/second / 1,087 feet/second
Ratio ≈ 903,592
Therefore, light travels approximately 903,592 times faster than sound.