Question

The closest distance between Earth and Mars is approximately 3.39×107
miles.

The fastest rocket leaving Earth travels at an average speed of approximately 3.6×104
miles per hour.

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A. At that rate, which expression could be used to determine the approximate number of hours it would take the rocket to travel from Earth to Mars? Currently contains (3.39×107)÷(3.6×104)
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B. How many hours would it take to travel from Earth to Mars? Currently contains 942.

Expression





Number of hours

Answer 1

A. (3.39×10^7) ÷ (3.6×10^4)

B. (3.39×10^7)/(3.6×10^4) = (3.39/3.6)×10^3 ≈ 0.9417×10^3 ≈ 942 hours (≈ 39.25 days)