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 approximate speed of light as the unit rate in millions of miles per minute.
To determine the approximate speed of light in millions of miles per minute, we divide the distance between the sun and the Earth (93 million miles) by the time it takes light to travel from the sun to the Earth (8 minutes).
So, the speed of light is approximately 93 million miles / 8 minutes = 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.