Answer:
Time = 500 seconds or 8.333 minutes
Step-by-step explanation:
Time = Distance/Speed
Speed of light = 3 x 10^8 meters/second
Distance=1.5 X 10^11 meters
Time = 1.5 X 10^11 meters/3 x 10^8 meters/second
We solve using the scientific notation. When 8 is taken to the top it is subtracted from 11 ( the base 10 is the same -- laws of exponents)
Dividing 1.5 by 3 gives 0.5 .
Time = 1.5 X 10^(11- 8) meters/3 meters/second
Time = 0.5 X 10^3 seconds
Time = 500 seconds
Dividng seconds with 60 will give minutes
Time= 500/60 = 8.333 minutes
