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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Light travels at 186282 miles per second, and the sun is about 93 million miles from the earth. How many minutes does it take light to reach the earth from the sun? Show work

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The Sun is some 93 Million (93 x 10^6 ) miles from the Earth and as light travels at nearly1.86 x 10^5 miles per second, it takes about 8 minutes for the Sun's rays to reach us.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1. t=distance( 93 million miles) / speed ( 186282 miles per second) 2. then convert it to minutes.. Pulsified already gave it..

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