Question
Light travels through space at a speed of 299,792,458 m/s. how fast is that in miles per minute
Answer
11,176,943.82 miles/min
- Convert meters to miles. 1 meter = 0.000621371 miles, so 299,792,458 m/s = 186,282.397 miles/s.
- Convert miles per second to miles per minute. There are 60 seconds in one minute, so 186,282.397 miles/s * 60 s/min = 11,176,943.82 miles/min.