How much time does it take light to travel from the moon to the earth, a distance of 384,000km?

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How much time does it take light to travel from the moon to the earth, a distance of 384,000km?

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Excellent question light travels 3x10^8 m/s or 3x10^5 km/s so 384000km/300000km/s = 1.28 sec

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