Multiple choice

The rays of the sun reach the earth in

  1. 8 ½ minutes

  2. 9 ½ minutes

  3. 7 ½ minutes

  4. 6 ½ minutes
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Explanation

Sunlight takes approximately 8 minutes and 20 seconds (8.33 minutes) to travel from the Sun to Earth. This is calculated based on the average Earth-Sun distance of approximately 150 million kilometers and the speed of light at about 300,000 kilometers per second. Among the given options, 8 1/2 minutes is the closest approximation to this actual value.

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