SOLUTION: Light travels at about 186 thousand miles per second, and the sun is about 93 million miles from the earth. How much time does light take to reach the earth from the sun.

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Question 1045178: Light travels at about 186 thousand miles per second, and the sun is about 93 million miles from the earth. How much time does light take to reach the earth from the sun.
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) About Me  (Show Source):
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93000000%2Amiles%2A%281%2F186%29%28seconds%2Fmiles%29%281%2F60%29%28minutes%2Fseconds%29, if minutes is desired.

Answer by ikleyn(52775) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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93000000%2Amiles%2A%281%2F186000%29%28seconds%2Fmiles%29%281%2F60%29%28minutes%2Fseconds%29, if minutes is desired.

About 8 minutes.