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The speed of light (usually denoted c) is a physical constant. Its value is exactly 299,792,458 metres per second

A nanosecond (ns) is one billionth of a second (10-9 s).

I think if you divide 299,792,458 by 1,000,000,000 you get 0.299792458 and that

0.299792458 metres, or approximately 29.98 centimetres, is the distance light will travel in a vacuum in 1 nanosecond.

This assumes that the information I have from Wikipedia is accurate and that the division and result above are correct and accurate.

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