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Light travels at a rate of approximately 1.86 x 10$miles per second. It takes light 5 × 102 seconds to travel from the sun to Earth. What is the distance between Earth and the sun?

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

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Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Publisher:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Chapter3: Solving Equation And Problems

Section3.1: Transforming Equations: Addition And Subtraction

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Light travels at a rate of approximately 1.86 x 10$miles per second. It takes light
5 × 102 seconds to travel from the sun to Earth. What is the distance between Earth
and the sun?

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