Question

If someone could help me, I need the steps on how to do this problem.
The sun is approximately 1.5*10^11 meters from Earth. It takes 500 seconds to travel from the sun to Earth. What is the velocity (speed) of light? (hint: velocity= distance/time)

Answer 1

@omarbirjas

Answer 2

distance over time

Answer 3

what is the time that they have given us here?

Answer 4

500 seconds for light to travel to Earth is the only time that they give

Answer 5

ok now whats the distance

Answer 6

1.5*10^11 meters from earth

Answer 7

now put those into the equation and use a calc, (1.5*10^11)/(500) m/s

Answer 8

divide 1.5*10^11 by 500?

Answer 9

it comes out too 0.003

Answer 10

300000000 meters per second.

Answer 11

how did you get 0.003?

Answer 12

i divided 1.5*10^11/500 and it came up with that

Answer 13

Never mind i see what i did wrong. Thank you for helping me.