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Takes light from the sun 8 minutes to reach the earth. How many nanoseconds would it take?
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Takes light from the sun 8 minutes to reach the earth. How many nanoseconds would it take?

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1 minute = 60 seconds

Therefore 8 minutes = 480 seconds.

1 second = 1x10^9 nanoseconds

Therefore 480 seconds = 4.8x10^11 nanoseconds

It takes 4.8x10^11 nanoseconds

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