Question

The sun is 93 million miles from Earth, and light travels at a rate of 186,000 miles per second. How long does it take for light from the sun to reach the Earth?

Answer 1

500 seconds.

Explanation:

Time = `("distance")/("Speed")=93000000/186000=500" seconds."`

On the average, more precise answer is

`(149597871" km")/(299792.5color(white)(.) ("km")/("sec"))= 499.005` seconds, nearly.