The sun is about 1.5* 10¹¹ m away.The time for light to travel this distance is about: A)4.5 * 10¹⁹ s B)8 s C)8 min D)8 hr E)8 yr

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The distance from the Earth to the Sun is approximately $1.5 \times 10^{11}$ meters. The speed of light is about $3 \times 10^8$ meters per second. To find the time it takes for light to travel from the Sun to the Earth, we use the formula $time = \frac{distance}{speed}$. Substituting the given values, we get $time = \frac{1.5 \times 10^{11}}{3 \times 10^8} = 500$ seconds. Since there are 60 seconds in a minute, this is approximately 8 minutes and 20 seconds, but the closest answer choice is 8 minutes.

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