How far is the Earth from the sun?

[Beanie]

Homework Statement

Light from the sun reaches Earth in 8.3 min. How far is the Earth from the sun?
The velocity of light is 3 × 10^8 m/s.

Answer in units of m.

Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution

8.3 min = 498 sec

3e8 x 498 = 1.494e11 m

 

[brainpushups]

Do you have a question?

 

[Qwertywerty]

Compare with ' 149.6 million km ' - Yes , it is .

 

[Katyan Anshuman]

@Beanie it's absolutely correct. An easy question, these patterns are just difficult if you mess up the calculation part.