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The Sun’s light takes about 8 minutes 5 seconds to reach Earth. How many seconds is that?

easy 1 mark Class 5 · EVS · Sunita in Space
Answer
485 seconds

The correct answer is 485 seconds — Thus the total time is seconds.

Step-by-step solution

  1. Convert the minutes into seconds:
  2. Add the remaining seconds:
  3. Thus the total time is seconds.
Common mistake: Forgetting to convert minutes into seconds

Concept tested: Sun–Earth distance

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