How many minutes does it take light from the sun to reach earth? (the distance from the sun to earth is 93 million mi; the speed of light = 3.00 ✕ 108 m/s.)?

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Yuanfei Zhu · Answer 1 · 2019-03-16T16:29:35+0000

The speed of light is given which is 3*10˄8 = 300,000,000 m/s
93,000 miles = 149,668,992 000 meters - distance from sun to earth
149,668,992,000/300000000 = 498.9 seconds - time for light from sun to reach earth
498.9 seconds/60 seconds per minute = 8.3 minutes - time for light from sun to reach earth

So the answer is approximately 8 minutes.

How many minutes does it take light from the sun to reach earth? (the distance from the sun to earth is 93 million mi; the speed of light = 3.00 ✕ 108 m/s.)?

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