Answer:
498.67 seconds, wich is 8.31 minutes
Explanation:
We can calculate it because we know the distance between the sun and the earth, and the speed at which light travels.
The distance from the sun to the earth is:
[tex]d=149.6 x10^9m[/tex]
and the speed of light:
[tex]v=3x10^8m/s[/tex]
this the tie it takes for light of the sun to reach earth can be calculated by the next equation:
[tex]t=\frac{d}{v}[/tex]
Substituting the v and d values:
[tex]t=\frac{149.6 x10^9m}{3x10^8m/s}=498.67s[/tex]
This is the anwer: 498.67s
if we want it in minutes we just divide by 60:
[tex]498.67s/60=8.31 minutes[/tex]
