I am trying to figure out how many minutes are required for sunlight to travel from the Sun to Earth? Assuming the sun is 93,000,000 miles from Earth and that sunlight travels at 1.86x10 to the 5th power miles per second.
These things are so tricky, i know i have to convert seconds to minutes but i am not understanding it, even after reading my text. If someone is free, please help! :) Have a wonderful evening!
distance = rate x time
93,000,000 = 186,000 x time
time = 93,000,000/186,000 = 500 seconds.
Now convert 500 seconds to minutes and you have it. There are 60 seconds in 1 min. Or go to google and type in 500 seconds to minutes and press enter.
thank you Dr. Bob!!! :)
Sure! I can help you with that. To figure out how many minutes are required for sunlight to travel from the Sun to Earth, we can follow these steps:
Step 1: Calculate the time it takes for sunlight to travel from the Sun to Earth in seconds.
Given that sunlight travels at a speed of 1.86x10^5 miles per second and the distance between the Sun and Earth is 93,000,000 miles, we can use the formula: time = distance/speed.
time = 93000000 miles / (1.86x10^5 miles per second)
Step 2: Simplify the calculation.
To simplify the calculation, we can divide the distance in miles by the speed in miles per second.
time = 500 seconds
Step 3: Convert seconds to minutes.
Since we want to find the time in minutes, we need to convert the 500 seconds to minutes. Since there are 60 seconds in a minute, we can do this by dividing the time in seconds by 60.
time = 500 seconds / 60 seconds per minute
Step 4: Calculate the final result.
Divide the 500 seconds by 60 to get the time in minutes.
time = 8.33 minutes (approximately)
Therefore, it takes approximately 8.33 minutes for sunlight to travel from the Sun to Earth.
I hope this explanation helps! Let me know if you have any further questions.