It takes light 8 minutes to travel from the sun to the Earth. If the distance between the sun and the Earth is about 93 million miles, determine the aproximate speed of light as the unit rate in millions of miles per minute. (1 point)
To determine the speed of light as the unit rate in millions of miles per minute, we can divide the distance between the sun and the Earth (93 million miles) by the time it takes light to travel that distance (8 minutes).
Speed of light = Distance / Time
Speed of light = 93 million miles / 8 minutes
Speed of light = 11.625 million miles per minute
Therefore, the approximate speed of light as the unit rate in millions of miles per minute is 11.625 million miles per minute.