If light takes about 8.3 minutes to travel from the Sun to Earth,approximately how much longer would light take to travel from Jupiter to Earth when Jupiter is at conjunction (appearing closest to the Sun in our sky)than when it is at opposition (on the opposite side of Earth from the Sun)? (Assume that light from Jupiter is not blocked by the Sun at conjunction.A diagram might help.)
A) 8.3 minutes
B) 16.6 minutes
C) 43.2 minutes
D) There is insufficient information to answer the question.

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At conjunction, light travels from Jupiter to the Sun and then to Earth, taking about 43.2 minutes. At opposition, light travels directly from Jupiter to Earth, taking about 35.6 minutes. The difference is approximately 7.6 minutes, which rounds to 8.3 minutes.

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