How Many Minutes Are Required for Sunlight to Travel from the Sun

question 89

Multiple Choice

How many minutes are required for sunlight to travel from the Sun to Mars? (Assume the Sun is 2.28 x 108 kilometers from Mars and sunlight travels at 2.99 x 105 kilometers per second. )

• A)0.00131 minutes
• B)0.0787 minutes
• C)12.7 minutes
• D)763 minutes
• E)45,800 minutes

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