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The speed of light is 299,792,458 m/s, and it takes light 8 minutes to reach earth from the sun, so the distance calculation is as follows:
First convert minutes to seconds: 8 x 60 seconds = 480 seconds pass until light reaches earth from the sun.
Time x speed = distance:
480 x 299,792,458 m/s = 143,900,379,840 meters = 143,900,380 kilometers, which is approximately 1.44 x 10⁸ km

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