in 4 hours, a comet that is far from the sun usually travels 8,000 miles. how far will the comet travel in 10 hours

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To determine how far the comet will travel in 10 hours, we can set up a proportion.

If the comet travels 8,000 miles in 4 hours, then it travels x miles in 10 hours.

Using the proportion:

8,000 miles / 4 hours = x miles / 10 hours

Cross-multiplying, we get:

4 * x = 8,000 * 10

4x = 80,000

x = 80,000 / 4

x = 20,000

Therefore, the comet will travel 20,000 miles in 10 hours.