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The Average Distance Between the Surface of the Earth and the Surface

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The average distance between the surface of the earth and the surface of the sun is 1.49 × 1011 m. How much time, in minutes, does it take light leaving the surface of the sun to reach the earth?


A) zero minutes
B) 2.9 × 10-3 min
C) 8.3 min
D) 74 min
E) 500 min

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