Light in vacuum travels at a speed of 3.00 x 10^8 m ^-1 s^-1 on average earth is 93,000,000 miles from the sun how many minutes does it take sunlight to reach the earth show work please

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The correct unit for the speed of light is  [ m s⁻¹ ].Time = (distance) / (speed)Time = (9.3 x 10^7 miles) x (1609 m/mile) / (3 x 10^8 m/s) = 498.8 seconds .That would be  8.31 minutes.  

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