Light travels 1.8 x 10 ^ kilometers in one minute . How far does it travel in 6 minutes ?

Explanation:

Speed is given by

Speed

=

Distance

Time

From above

d = Speed × Time

d

=

3

×

10

8

m/s

×

1 week

d

=

3

×

10

8

m/s

×

1

week

×

7 days

1

week

d

=

3

×

10

8

m/s

×

7

days

×

24 hrs

1

day

d

=

3

×

10

8

m/s

×

7

×

24

hrs

×

60 min

1

hr

d

=

3

×

10

8

m/s

×

7

×

24

×

60

min

×

60 s

1

min

d

=

3

×

10

8

m

s

×

7

×

24

×

60

×

60

s

d

=

3

×

10

8

m

×

604800

d

=

1814400

×

10

8

m

d

=

1.8144

×

10

14

m

Light travelled

1.8

×

10

14

m

(in 2 significant figures) in a week.

1^2

Step-by-step explanation:

14^6 divide the whole number and

14^4 subtract the exponents

1^2= 1