Asked by TJ

The closest distance between Earth and Mars is approximately 3.39×10 7power
miles.

The fastest rocket leaving Earth travels at an average speed of approximately 3.6×10 4power
miles per hour.

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 no response..

B. How many hours would it take to travel from Earth to Mars? Currently contains no response.

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
A. (3.39 × 10^7) ÷ (3.6 × 10^4) hours

B. Compute: (3.39/3.6) × 10^(7−4) = 0.941666... × 10^3 ≈ 941.67 hours ≈ 9.42 × 10^2 hours.

In ordinary units this is about 941.7 hours ≈ 39.2 days (≈ 942 hours).