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?

Answer 1

To find out how far the comet will travel in 10 hours, we can set up a proportion. Let's call the distance the comet travels in 10 hours "x."

The proportion can be set up as follows:

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

To solve the proportion, we can cross multiply:

4 hours * x miles = 8,000 miles * 10 hours
4x = 80,000

Now, we can solve for x by dividing both sides of the equation by 4:

x = 80,000 / 4
x = 20,000

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