Question

The distance from the sun to the earth is about 93,000,000 miles. It takes about 8 minutes for light from the sun to reach earth. Calculate the speed of sunlight in units of miles per hour. Show all of your work or clearly explain your calculations. Please express your final answer using scientific notation and include the correct units.

Answer 1

The sun is 93,000,000 miles from the Earth. The speed of light is 186,000 miles per second. How long does it take a ray of light to reach the Earth? The correct answer is 8 minutes, 20 seconds.