The distance light travels in one second (one light-second) is about 1.86 x 10^5 miles. Saturn is about 475 light-seconds from the sun. About how many miles from the sun is saturn?

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Ana

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8 July, 04:12

The distance light travels in one second (one light-second) is about 1.86 x 10^5 miles. Saturn is about 475 light-seconds from the sun. About how many miles from the sun is saturn?

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Taniyah · Answer 1

The distance light travels in one second (one light second) - 1.86 x 10^5 miles

Saturn is 475 light seconds away from the sun. Using this information we are asked to find the distance saturn is away from the sun.

1 light second - 1.86 x 10^5 miles

Therefore 475 light seconds - 1.86 x 10^5 miles/light second * 475 light seconds

= 8.83 x 10^7 miles

Saturn is 8.83 x 10^7 miles away from the sun