Date | November 2017 | Marks available | 3 | Reference code | 17N.1.SL.TZ0.T_3 |
Level | Standard Level | Paper | Paper 1 | Time zone | Time zone 0 |
Command term | Calculate | Question number | T_3 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
The speed of light is 300000 kilometres per second. The average distance from the Sun to the Earth is 149.6 million km.
Calculate the time, in minutes, it takes for light from the Sun to reach the Earth.
Markscheme
* This question is from an exam for a previous syllabus, and may contain minor differences in marking or structure.
149600000300000×60 (M1)(M1)
Note: Award (M1) for dividing the correct numerator (which can be presented in a different form such as 149.6×106 or 1.496×108) by 300000 and (M1) for dividing by 60.
=8.31 (minutes) (8.31111…, 8 minutes 19 seconds) (A1) (C3)
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