Conversion of Units: A light-year (ly) is the distance that light travels in one year. The speed of light is 3.00 × 108 m/s. How many miles are there in 1.00 ly? (1.00 mi = 1.609 km and one year is 365.25 days.)

A. 2.87 × 1013 mi
B. 9.46 × 1015 mi
C. 5.88 × 1015 mi
D. 9.46 × 1012 mi
E. 5.88 × 1012 mi


Answer: E

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