How long does it take light to travel each of the following distances

2462 mi, the distance between Los Angeles and New York.

How do we calculate how fast light travels?

I don't think you or I have the equipment to calculate the speed of light. It is 3E8 m/s

Convert 2462 mi to meters then
3E8 m/s x # sec = 2462 converted to m.
The conversion factor is 1 mile = 1609.34 meters.

It's asking for it in nanoseconds is there a change in the formula?

No. You calculate the time in seconds and convert to ns.

1O^9 ns = 1 s

To calculate how long it takes light to travel a particular distance, you'll first need to know the speed of light. The speed of light in a vacuum is approximately 299,792,458 meters per second (or about 186,282 miles per second).

To convert miles to meters, you need to multiply the number of miles by a conversion factor of 1,609.34 (since there are 1,609.34 meters in a mile).

So, to convert 2462 miles to meters, you would multiply 2462 by 1,609.34, giving you approximately 3,962,091.08 meters.

Now, you can calculate the time it takes for light to travel this distance by dividing the distance by the speed of light.

Using the converted distance: 3,962,091.08 meters / 299,792,458 meters per second = 0.0132 seconds (approximately).

Therefore, it takes approximately 0.0132 seconds for light to travel 2462 miles (the distance between Los Angeles and New York).

Keep in mind that this calculation assumes light is traveling in a vacuum, and the actual time may be slightly longer when considering other factors such as atmospheric conditions.