Light from the Sun travels 93 million miles to Earth at a speed of approximately 186,000 miles per second. How many minutes does it take light from the Sun to reach Earth?

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Rizerzero asked Sep 12, 2022

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Light from the Sun travels 93 million miles to Earth at a speed of approximately 186,000 miles per second. How many minutes does it

take light from the Sun to reach Earth?

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about 8 minutes

It is so far away that light from the Sun, traveling at a speed of 186,000 miles (300,000 kilometers) per second, takes about 8 minutes to reach us.

Aseem Kishore answered Sep 18, 2022

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