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Revision as of 16:19, 31 December 2015
Problem #3
The distance light travels in one year is approximately 
miles. The distance light travels in 
years is:
Solution
The distance light travels in one year can also be written as 
. In 100 years, light will travel 
.
Therefore, our answer is 
.
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