document.write( "Question 128058: The sun is approximately 1.496 * 10^8 kilometres from earth. If light travels at three hundred million metres per second, how long does it take for light to travel from the sun to the earth ? \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"1.496%2A10%5E8\"$ kilometres is $\"1.496%2A10%5E11\"$ metres. Three hundred million metres is $\"3.0%2A10%5E8\"$ metres. $\"1.496%2A10%5E11%2F3.0%2A10%5E8=498.67\"$ , so it takes about 499 seconds, or $\"498.67%2F60=8.31\"$ minutes for the light to arrive at the earth, roughly speaking. \n" ); document.write( "

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