Help Calculating a interstellar Speed requirements

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To calculate the speed required for Object X to travel 28,163,529 kilometers in 0.0001 microseconds, the time is confirmed as 0.00000000001 seconds. The speed can be found by dividing the distance by the time, resulting in a speed of approximately 9.3 trillion times the speed of light. Different calculations have led to varying estimates, with some suggesting speeds around 938 billion times light speed. The discussion emphasizes using a calculator or tools like WolframAlpha for accurate computations. The key takeaway is that such speeds vastly exceed the speed of light, which is a fundamental limit in our universe.
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Hello everyone, what a fantastic community this is. I was hoping someone here could help me calculate the speed required to reach a certain distance in a certain amount of time.

How fast will Object X be moving if it clears 28,163,529 kilometers in 0.0001 microseconds. We are looking for the speed calculated in factors of light speed. So basically, how many times light speed will Object X be required to travel to clear 28,163,529KM in 0.0001 of a microsecond.

The time range is whatever 0.0001 of a microsecond actually is. I am told the correct value of this is 0.00000000001 but I am not sure. Any help on this question is immensely appreciated.
 
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I moved the thread to our homework section as it is similar to a homework problem.
You can't go faster than the speed of light in our universe, but ignoring that:

1 microsecond = 0.001 milliseconds = 0.000 001 seconds.
0.000 1 microseconds = 0.000 1 * 0.000 001 seconds.
Spaces added to help counting zeros.
 
Appreciated! the result was 1e-11 which is 0.00000000001 or my original value

So now I need to know how fast the object moves to reach that distance in 0.00000000001

I ask because I'm getting different answers and a few people offered different answers, some said it was 938 billion times light speed, another said it was 9.3 trillion or so rounded down.
 
10-4 * 10-6 is 10-10.

To find the speed, just divide distance by time. Then divide by the speed of light to compare it to that. All those steps can be done by a calculator, or use WolframAlpha, then you can directly work with units.
 
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