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The speed of light if 3 • 10^8 m/s. If the Venus is 30,220,000 mikes from Earth how long does it take for light to travel from Venus to earth?

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Light takes 162.1 seconds to travel from Venus to earth.

Step-by-step explanation:

Speed of light=3 x 10⁸ m/s

distance between Venus and earth =30,220,000 miles=48634375680 m

Now the distance is given by d= v t

d= distance

v= velocity

t= time

48634375680= 3 x 10⁸ t

t=162.1 s

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