A light-year is the distance that light can travel in one year. Similarly, we can define a light-second, light-day, etc. as the distance that light can travel in other time intervals. Calculate the distance represented by each of the following: (Assume that the
A. 4 light-seconds.
B. [3pt] 4 light-minutes.
C. 4 light-days.
D. 4 light-days, but this time answer in miles (enter just the number with no units)
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