How many meter does light travel in 4 hours if the speed of light travels at 300,000,000 meters per second

Question

im Having trouble figuring out the answer to this proble, any help would be much appreciated 

 

Answer 1

Hi Bob,

 

Use d = ct, where d is the distance light travels in meters, c is the speed of light, and t is the time in seconds.

 

t = (4 hours)(3600 s/hour) = 14,400 s

 

d = (3.0 X 10⁸ m/s)(14,400 s) = 4.32 X 10¹² m