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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Light from the sun reaches Earth in 8.3 minutes. In how many minutes does light from the sun reach Mercury? 2.77 minutes 3.24 minutes 4.25 minutes 7.30 minutes

OpenStudy (shane_b):

Mercury is about 1/3 the distance from the Sun to the Earth...so light will reach mercury in about 1/3 the time. Only one answer above is close to that :)

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