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The speed of light is approximately

1.86 x 10^5 miles per second. How
many miles will light travel in a
24-hour day?

User Uhlitz
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Answer:

16,070,400,000 miles per day

Explanation:

Starting off, there are 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes in an hour. In total, there are 3600 seconds in an hour. We still need to multiply that number by 24 because the question asks for a full day. 3,600 multiplied by 24 is 86,400. Now that we know there are 86,400 seconds in a day, we can finally get down and dirty.

1.86 × 10^5 × 8.64 × 10^4

Combine the two powers of ten and get

1.86 × 8.64 × 10^9

This will give you

16.0704 × 10^9 or 16,070,400,000

Hope this helps!!

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