The speed of light is 186,000 miles per second. What is its speed in centimeter per second?

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The speed of light is 186,000 miles per second. What is its speed in centimeter per second? [5,280 feet =1 mile; 12 inches= 1 foot; 2.54 cm= 1 inch

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The goal is to change 186,000 miles to centimeters. We do not have to do anything for the seconds, because it is already in seconds. So, this is what you would do

Notice, that by the set up we an cancel the miles, the ft, and the inches. This leaves us with centimeters. By the set up, we also know that we must multiply 186,000 x 5280x 12*2.54. That gives us the centimeters .


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