Question

The diagram below shows four planets and their distances from the sun.
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Answer 1

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

Answer 2

Okay. Mercury is about 1/3 the distance from earth. 2.77 is 1/3 of 8.3 (about)

Answer 3

Okay yeah I was looking at that

Answer 4

There's math for you. Sounds like a proportion to me.